Romanticism Flashcards
(25 cards)
Able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shale without breaking
Malleable
Harsh-tempered woman
Termagant
Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree
Obsequious
A mischievous young child, poorly dressed
Urchin
Destructive to life; deadly
Pestilent
A political grouping or faction
Junto
Respected, impressive
August
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices.
Satire
A feeling of sadness
Melancholy
Extreme good for wealth or material gain.
Avarice
A person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest
Usurer
A person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
Miser
A temporary stay
Sojourn
A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting
Fissure
A person’s face or facial expression
Countenance
A person’s face, with reference to the form or proportions of the feature
Visage
Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially drinking or dancing
Reuel
Attractively lively and animated
Vivacious
Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
Anomalous
A figment of the imagination; an illusion
Phantasm
Confusing or difficult problem or question
Conundrum
Distress or embarrassment at having failed or being humiliated
Chagrin
A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen
Trepidation
Make someone feel annoyed
Vex
