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audacity

chutzpah, impudence; a willingness to take bold risks or rude and disrespectful behavior

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beatific

blissfully happy. In Christianity, imparting holy bliss like that of a saint

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bereft


deprived or lacking something

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capricious-


(adj) given to sudden unexplained changes of mood or behavior

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consecrate- (


v) to dedicate something to God or a higher power or cherished purpose

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dubious-


(adj) doubting or hesitant; iffy

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decrepit-

(adj) old and worn out

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exude- (v)


to ooze, give off, or display something

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foist-


(v) to impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on someone

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fulminate-

(v) to express a passionate protest 

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furtive-

(adj) attempting to avoid notice or attention

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galvanize-

(v) to shock or excite someone, to build up energy or hype

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macabre- (

adj) disturbing and horrifying, often pertaining to death or injury

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myopia-

(n) literally, nearsightedness or an inability to see things that are far away.  Figuratively, a lack of imagination  (adj: myopic)

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pious-

(adj) religiously devout

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reconnaissance-

(n) a general examination or survey of a region, usually followed by a detailed survey; military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features

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redolent- (


adj) having a pleasant odor

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undulate-

(v) to make a smooth wavelike motion

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veneration- (

n) great respect (v: to venerate)

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vertigo-

(n) a sensation of dizziness and loss of balance

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alight-

(v) to dismount or descend, to come down

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assuage-

(v) to relieve or calm something

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conjecture-

v) to guess from available evidence

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despondent-


(adj) extremely sad and gloomy, without hope

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efface- (v)

to wipe out, to erase completely

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enigma-


(n) a puzzle or riddle, an inexplicable situation (adj. enigmatic)

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equivocate- (


v) to avoid making a decision, to change one’s mind continuously

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execrate-


(v) to curse; to abhor or loathe

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exhort- (


v) to urge, advise, or encourage energetically

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gesticulate-

(v) to gesture, to signal through motion

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henceforth-

(adv) from this point forward, from now on (also henceforward)

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hitherto-


(adv) up to this time, until now

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mutable


- (adj) changeable, inconstant

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novel-

(adj) new and different (n. novelty)

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purloin-


(v) to steal

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serenity-


n) a state of calm, peacefulness (adj. serene)

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sublime-

(adj) of high moral, artistic, intellectual, or spiritual value; inspiring awe in an almost religious way

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uncouth- (

adj) impolite, discourteous, awkward

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vindicate- (


v) to clear (someone) of blame or suspicion

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amiable-

(adj)  friendly, pleasant, agreeable

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antipathy-

(n) instinctive, natural dislike

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ardour-


(n) passion, intense devotion and feeling (adj. ardent).  Also spelled “ardor”

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assail- (


v) to attack or assault physically or verbally

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benevolent-

(adj) kindly, charitable, well-meaning

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chastise-


(v) to discipline or criticize

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chimerical-

(adj) imaginary, wildly fanciful, unrealistic

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convalescence- (


n) the period of recovery after an illness (v. to convalesce)

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countenance-


(n) facial expression, visage

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dilatory- (


adj) slow, causing delay and procrastination

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docile-

(adj) tame, easy to teach or control, obedient

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eccentricity-

(n) oddity, peculiarity, a weird habit (adj: eccentric)

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effusive-

(adj) pouring out/overflowing with emotion, lacking reserve

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erroneous- (


adj) containing error, incorrect, mistaken

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fluctuate-

(v) to change continually, shift back and forth or up and down

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indefatigable-


(adj) incapable of fatigue, untiring

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irrevocable-


(adj) unalterable, impossible to reverse

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pedantry-


(n) obnoxiously careful attention to rules and details  (n: pedant, adj: pedantic)

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progeny-

(n) descendants or offspring

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salubrious-

(adj) promoting health, healthful, wholesome

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tumult-

violent commotion and disturbance

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Enlightenment

  • Upper class, elegance, science, politics, critical thinking

  • use Head, Five senses

  • Intellect

  • Scientific, informational

  • Classical: Greek and Roman

  • adults

  • civilization

  • order

  • More secular, went to church every Sunday, go by the rules

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Romantic

  • Arts, emotions, drama, story, nature

  • Heart

  • Sixth sense, intuition

  • emotion

  • Emotional, dramatic, lost of story

  • Medieval

  • children

  • Natural world

  • chaos

  • Find God in nature, in music, in art, more spiritual

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Gothic

  • Supernatural, uncanny, anything spooky and weird, sublime, anything thrilling and inexplicable, death and darkness

  • INTUITION and imagination: If you feel it, it’s DEFINITELY real.

  • EMOTION! ALL THE EMOTIONs, especially the most ardent ones!

  • Dramatic, can be very dreary and suspenseful, dark and emotional

  • “Dark ages” of Medieval history

  • Monsters and dead people

  • Supernatural, the big intense storms and weather and landscapes

  • CHAOS

  • Like romantics, looking for that experience of the sublime.