Vocab 1st Quarter

Visceral

Derived from deep inward feelings or instinct rather than intellect; coarse or elemental

Ardent

showing intense emotion or passion; fervent

Archetype

a recurrent symbol, motif or charachter type in literature

Anachronism

a thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists, especially something conspicuously old-fashioned.

Penury

Extreme poverty

Liminal

relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process, often between two different states or conditions.

Ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

Intertextuality

The relationship between texts, where one text references or influences another, creating a dialogue between them.

Avarice

Extreme greed for wealth or material gain

Ephermal

Lasting for a very short time; fleeting or transitory

Atavistic

Relating to or characterized by a reversion to something ancient or ancestral

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent; relentless

Communion

The sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially on a spiritual level. Eating together.

Surreptitious

Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of; stealthy

Fastidious

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; meticulous

Pedantic

Excessively concerned with minor details, rules, or displaying academic learning

Panacea

A solution or remedy for all difficulties, problems, or diseases

Ameliorate

To make something bad or unsatisfactory better; to improve

Taciturn

Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

Lugubrious

Looking or sounding sad, dismal, and mournful

Patriarchal

Relating to or denoting a system of society, government, or culture controlled by men.

Chimerical

Existing only as the product of unchecked imagination; wildly fanciful, unrealistic, or absurd.

Geographical

Relating to the physical features of the earth, its climate, and the distribution of life and human activity.

Capricious

Given to sudden and unpredictable changes of mood, attitude, or behavior; fickle.

Sacrilege

The violation, misuse, or disrespectful treatment of something regarded as sacred.

Primal

Relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; essential or fundamental.

Dogmatism

The tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others.

Archetypal

Very typical of a certain kind of person or thing; recurring as an original model or pattern.

Obfuscate

To make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible; to deliberately confuse.

Diffident

Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence; hesitant in acting or speaking.

Anthropological

Relating to the study of human societies, cultures and their development

Execration

The act of cursing or expressing great hatred for someone or something

Christ Figure

A character whose actions, traits or narrative are parallel those of Jesus

Perfidious

Deceitful or untrustworthy

Sycophant

A person who praises, pleases or obeys someone important for advantage