British Literature Unit 6 Vocabulary

disoriented

losing of one's direction, position, or relationship with one's surroundings

procrastinate

putting off doing something out of laziness or carelessness

impressionable

easily influenced

lethargy

lack of interest or enthusiasm

incessantly

continuing without interruption

presentable

fit for introduction to others

cherub

angel depicted as a chubby child with wings

bodice

part of dress above waist

pang

sudden sharp pain or feeling

tactfully

considerately and discreetly

listless

lacking energy or effort

vile

unpleasant or objectionable

engagement

promise or agreement to be at a particular place at and time

imperialism

extension of a nation territory by establishing economic and political dominance over another nation

cowed

frightened with threats or show of force

supplant

to take the place of or substitute for another

prostrate

lying face down, as in submission or adoration

despotic

someone who wields power oppressively, a tyrant

labyrinth

intricate passages that is difficult for one to find their way through

garish

overly bright in a gaudy way

senility

someone who has decreased cognitive function, where memory is impaired, mainly due to old age

balmy

mild and pleasant

loftily

arrogantly

brazen

rudely bold

impeccably

having no flaws

disconnect

lack of connection between two things

cohesivness

sticking together in a group

volatile

unstable and prone to extremes

succinctly

speaking in a brief manner

accommodations

lodgings

implication

implied meaning

innate

natural talent from birth rather than learned

intelligentsia

intellectual elite of society

zero-sum

situation in which a gain is offset by an equal loss

innumerable

too many part to count