Honors World Lit

Anagnorisis

Anagnorisis

“Knowing again”, A change from ignorance to awareness

Catharsis

The processmof releasing, and thereby providing a relief from, strong or repressed emotions

Hamartia

A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a hero or heroine

Hubris

Excessive pride or self confidence

Pathos

Suffering

Perispeteia

A change or reversal of fortune

Polytheistic

The worship of many gods

Blithe

Happy or joyous

Kindred

One’s family and relations

Staunch

Loyal and committed in attitude

Defile

To make something foul, dirty, or unclean

Fanatic

A person filled with excessive and single minded excitement, especially for an extreme religious or pollitical cause

Infallible

absolutely trustworthy or sure

Piety

reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations

Augury

the practice of interpreting omens from the observed behavior of birds

Transgress

to go beyond a boundary or limit

Thane

a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl's son.

Broil

a quarrel or commotion.

Rapt

completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing.

Heath

an area of open uncultivated land, especially in Britain, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses.

Corporal

relating to the human body.

Vantage

a place or position affording a good view of something.

Surmise

a supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it.

Interim

the intervening time.

Palpable

capable of being touched or felt; Tangible

Knell

The sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.

Multitudinous

Comprising of many items, parts, or elements.

Scruples

Moral or ethical considerations or standards that act as a restraining force or inhibit certain actions.

Jocund

Cheerful; Merry; Blithe; Glad

Mirth

Amusement or Laughter

Posterity

All future generations of people

Antic

Fantastic; Odd; Grotesque

Malady

Any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deep seated

Pernicious

Causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful