Taylor Swift Vocabulary

Brittle

Something that can be easily broken.

Her bones became very fragile and bitter.

Cascade

A small waterfall that fall in stages down a a steep slope.

There's a beautiful cascade in Forks, Washington that we must go to.

Civility

A polite and courteous behavior.

Civility was taught to me at the age of 5 by my mother.

Clandestine

A kept secret or something concealed.

conviction

a strong belief or opinion

He felt a strong conviction about what the weather would be like today.

dwindle

diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

His vast fortune has dwindled away

epiphany

A moment of sudden revelation or insight

Rosie had a moment of epiphany after she saw that girls are better than boys.

exile

banish

Even in the darkness of the exile period hopes did not die

ferocious

Savage; fierce

Rosie is so ferocious

folklore

The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally.

The victory became part of sporting folklore

gauche

awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy

Sometimes I can be very gauche at social events.

glisten

To shine with sparkling light

Edward Cullens skin always seems to glisten in the sun

illicit

illegal and unlawful behavior

I dumped my boyfriend because of his illicit drug habit.

mercurial

liable to sudden unpredictable change

The COVID pandemic was a mercurial.

mystical

a spiritual sense beyond human understanding

There's a place in GA named mystic falls that supposedly has very mystical creatures.

reveler

a partier

Luis is a reveler 24/7

ricochet

to bounce off

She came bouncing into the room like a ricochet shot.

scathing

bitterly severe

The scathing hot water burned my skin.

sequin

a small piece of shiny metal or plastic that is sewn onto clothes as a decoration

My prom dress is going to have a gold and pink sequence.

shimmering

reflecting light to seem sparkly; glimmering

Edwards smile was shimmering as he walked into the dull room.

understudy

one who "studies under" and learns the part of a regular performer so as to be a substitute if necessary

Rosie is my understudy in the play, Macbeth.