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audacity
chutzpah, impudence; a willingness to take bold risks or rude and disrespectful behavior
beatific
blissfully happy. In Christianity, imparting holy bliss like that of a saint
bereft
deprived or lacking something
capricious-
(adj) given to sudden unexplained changes of mood or behavior
consecrate- (
v) to dedicate something to God or a higher power or cherished purpose
dubious-
(adj) doubting or hesitant; iffy
decrepit-
(adj) old and worn out
exude- (v)
to ooze, give off, or display something
foist-
(v) to impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on someone
fulminate-
(v) to express a passionate protest
furtive-
(adj) attempting to avoid notice or attention
galvanize-
(v) to shock or excite someone, to build up energy or hype
macabre- (
adj) disturbing and horrifying, often pertaining to death or injury
myopia-
(n) literally, nearsightedness or an inability to see things that are far away. Figuratively, a lack of imagination (adj: myopic)
pious-
(adj) religiously devout
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
redolent- (
adj) having a pleasant odor
undulate-
(v) to make a smooth wavelike motion
veneration- (
n) great respect (v: to venerate)
vertigo-
(n) a sensation of dizziness and loss of balance
alight-
(v) to dismount or descend, to come down
assuage-
(v) to relieve or calm something
conjecture-
v) to guess from available evidence
despondent-
(adj) extremely sad and gloomy, without hope
efface- (v)
to wipe out, to erase completely
enigma-
(n) a puzzle or riddle, an inexplicable situation (adj. enigmatic)
equivocate- (
v) to avoid making a decision, to change one’s mind continuously
execrate-
(v) to curse; to abhor or loathe
exhort- (
v) to urge, advise, or encourage energetically
gesticulate-
(v) to gesture, to signal through motion
henceforth-
(adv) from this point forward, from now on (also henceforward)
hitherto-
(adv) up to this time, until now
mutable
- (adj) changeable, inconstant
novel-
(adj) new and different (n. novelty)
purloin-
(v) to steal
serenity-
n) a state of calm, peacefulness (adj. serene)
sublime-
(adj) of high moral, artistic, intellectual, or spiritual value; inspiring awe in an almost religious way
uncouth- (
adj) impolite, discourteous, awkward
vindicate- (
v) to clear (someone) of blame or suspicion
amiable-
(adj) friendly, pleasant, agreeable
antipathy-
(n) instinctive, natural dislike
ardour-
(n) passion, intense devotion and feeling (adj. ardent). Also spelled “ardor”
assail- (
v) to attack or assault physically or verbally
benevolent-
(adj) kindly, charitable, well-meaning
chastise-
(v) to discipline or criticize
chimerical-
(adj) imaginary, wildly fanciful, unrealistic
convalescence- (
n) the period of recovery after an illness (v. to convalesce)
countenance-
(n) facial expression, visage
dilatory- (
adj) slow, causing delay and procrastination
docile-
(adj) tame, easy to teach or control, obedient
eccentricity-
(n) oddity, peculiarity, a weird habit (adj: eccentric)
effusive-
(adj) pouring out/overflowing with emotion, lacking reserve
erroneous- (
adj) containing error, incorrect, mistaken
fluctuate-
(v) to change continually, shift back and forth or up and down
indefatigable-
(adj) incapable of fatigue, untiring
irrevocable-
(adj) unalterable, impossible to reverse
pedantry-
(n) obnoxiously careful attention to rules and details (n: pedant, adj: pedantic)
progeny-
(n) descendants or offspring
salubrious-
(adj) promoting health, healthful, wholesome
tumult-
violent commotion and disturbance
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
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
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.