Poetry Vocab Simplified/Synonyms

presuppose

to require as set beforehand

asunder

apart; divided

plaintive

expressing sorrow

magnanimous

generous

insipid

uninteresting; having no flavor

enmity

a state of hostility

conspicuous

noticeable; obvious; stands out

chaste

innocent, pure; avoiding sex

proliferate

Increase, spread, or grow rapidly

Yoking

attaching to animals; pairing things up

Unadulterated

pure; absolute

Clemency

Mercy or lenience

Forlorn

Sad, abandoned, lonely

Pervading

Spreading through something completely

Eloquence

Fluent and persuasive expression

Wanton

Deliberate and unprovoked

Veritable

true, real, or genuine

Pernicious

having a subtle but harmful effect

spurious

false or fake; scam

unheeding

not listening, stubborn

censorious

very critical of others

altruism

selfless generosity

inanity

meaningless (like brainrot)

austerity

Sternness, strictness

resplendent

attractive and impressive through looking expensive

prose

ordinary language (not poetry)

defile

to make impure or unclean

Liminal

On a boundary

Ineffable

indescribable

Parsimony

Extreme simplicity

Polity

the structure of a government or constitution

censure

disapproval

Exalt

to praise, glorify; to promote, elevate

Affliction

A cause of great suffering

Paradigm

a model or an example

Portent

Omen; sign;

contentious

controversial

permeate

to spread through something; pervade (also vocab)

elusive

hard to grasp or understand

knave

a dishonest or immoral man