Vocabulary Review

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and their definitions from the lecture notes.

Saccharine

Excessively sweet or sentimental.

Yearning

A feeling of intense longing for something, usually something that one has been separated from or that isn't attainable.

Incredulous

(Of a person or their manner) Unwilling or unable to believe something.

Frenzy

A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.

Carte blanche

Having complete freedom to act as one believes is best.

Raucous

Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

Bewildered

Perplexed and confused; very puzzled.

Implacable

Unable to make one less angry or hostile.

Contemptuous

Showing the feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration.

Seething

Filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger.

Idyllic

Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.

Elegiac

Relating to or characteristic of a poem of serious reflection.

Distressed

Suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Befuddle

Unable to think clearly; confused or perplexed.

Ominous

Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.