Gothic Literature Vocabulary Flashcards by Tara Jackson

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dauntless

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fearless

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sagacious

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wise

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courtier

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member of the royal court

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contagion

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the spreading of disease

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pervade

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to spread throughout

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grotesque

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having a bizarre, fantastic appearance

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license

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a lack of restrictions on behavior; freedom

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impetuosity

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unthinking action

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untenanted

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not occupied

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tangible

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able to be touched or felt

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implore

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to beg; earnestly ask for

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beguiling

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charming or delighting

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decorum

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proper and dignigied behavior

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discourse

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to speak

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placid

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undisturbed; calm or quiet

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dirge

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show, mournful piece of music; a funeral hymn

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ominous

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threatening; menacing

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divining

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finding out through intuition; guessing from incomplete evidence

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respite

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a brief period of rest or relief from pain or labour

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tempest

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a violent storm

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insoluble

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having no solution; unsolvable

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annihilate

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to destroy completely; wipe out

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alleviation

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a decrease in severity; relief

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deficiency

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a lack

affinity

a kinship or likeness

vivacious

full of energy; lively

insipid

lacking in flavour; bland

emaciated

excessively think; wasted away

futility

unselessness

internment

burial

fitfully

in an irregular way; unsteadily

terrestrial

on the ground; earthly

ostinate

stubborn

narrative

a story

aghast

overcome with fear; terrified

encroach

to advance beyond original limits; intrude

obliterate

to wipe out, leaving no trace

coquettish

flirtatious

edict

an order put out by a person in authority

dank

unpleasantly damp; moist and chilly

pallid

abnormally pale

temerity

foolish boldness

diffident

shy and timid; lacking self-confidence

divulge

to make known something private

circumvent

to avoid or get around by clever manoeuvring

thwart

to block or hinder; prevent the fulfilment of

virulent

extremely poisonous or harmful

tedious

boring because of dullness

profoundly

deeply; intensely

obscure

to cover over; hide

gaunt

thin and bony

list

to lean or tilt to one side

composed

calm; cool and collected

morose

gloomy and ill-tempered

rue

to regret