Poetry Vocab Simplified/Synonyms

presuppose

“(of an action, process, or argument) require as a precondition of possibility or coherence.” / to require as set beforehand/

asunder

apart; divided

plaintive

“sounding sad and mournful.”

magnanimous

generous

insipid

uninteresting; having no flavor

enmity

“the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.”

conspicuous

 an idea or an individual standing out from the rest, resulting in it (or them) being particularly noticeable

chaste

avoiding oneself from engaging in a sexual relation with another person; in this case, Attar may have used the word in a more literary sense, likely referring to innocence and purity

proliferate

Increase, spread, or grow rapidly

Yoking

attaching to animals; pairing things up

Unadulterated

Not mixed or diluted with other elements; pure; absolute

Clemency

Mercy or lenience

Forlorn

Sad, abandoned, lonely

Pervading

Spread through and be perceived in every part of itself

Eloquence

Fluent and persuasive  speaking or writing

Wanton

Deliberate and unprovoked

Veritable

true, real, or genuine, often used as an intensifier to emphasize that something is exactly as described

Pernicious

having a subtle but harmful effect

spurious

false or fake; scam

unheeding

not listening; not paying attention

censorious

very critical of others

altruism

selfless generosity

inanity

 a nonsensical remark or action OR lack of sense or meaning; meaningless; meaningless (like brainrot)

austerity

Sternness, strictness

resplendent

attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.

prose

written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure; ordinary language (not poetry)

defile

to make impure or unclean

Liminal

 Existing on a boundary or threshold, in between two states; On a boundary

Ineffable

Too great, intense, or amazing, to be put into words; indescribable

Parsimony

Extreme simplicity

Polity

 a form or process of civil government or constitution

censure

disapproval

Exalt

The act of rising in rank, happiness, or power

Affliction

A cause of great suffering

Paradigm

A model or typical example; a worldview underlying a certain theory

Portent

something that foreshadows a coming event: omen; sign;

contentious

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial

permeate

to spread through something; pervade (also vocab)

elusive

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

knave

a dishonest or immoral man