World Literature EXAM Vocabulary – Flashcards
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Enrapture
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give intense pleasure or joy to
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Lechery
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excessive or offensive sexual desire
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Agape
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Christian love, especially as distinct from erotic love or emotional affection
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Inferno
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a large fire that is dangerously out of control.
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Exude
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discharge (moisture or a smell) slowly and steadily
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Snivel
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cry and sniffle
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Dwindle
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diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
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Beguile
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charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way
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Budge
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make or cause to make the slightest movement
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Amaze
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surprise (someone) greatly; fill with astonishment
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Baffle
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totally bewilder or perplex
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Stench
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a strong and very unpleasant smell
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Guile
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sly or cunning intelligence
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Grapple
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engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle
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Inert
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lacking the ability or strength to move
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Perjury
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the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
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Conjure
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call upon (a spirit or ghost) to appear, by means of a magic ritual
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Blanch
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make white or pale by extracting color; bleach
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Evade
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escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery
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Deposition
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the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch
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Compensate
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give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred
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Purge
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rid (someone) of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release
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Calumny
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the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation
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Recite
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repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory before an audience
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Calculate
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determine by reasoning, experience, or common sense; reckon or judge
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Sarcasm
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the use of irony to mock or convey contempt
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Hypocrisy
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the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense
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Filthy
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disgustingly dirty
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Deference
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humble submission and respect
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Gaunt
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Gaunt: (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age
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Apparition
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the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected, typically an image of this type
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Concentrate
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focus one's attention or mental effort on a particular object or activity
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Ail
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trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body
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Contention
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heated disagreement
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Prodigious
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remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
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Frantic
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wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
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Limp
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walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot
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Define
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state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of
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Clue
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a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery
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Collapse
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fall down and become unconscious, typically through illness or injury
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Stormy
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full of angry or violent outbursts of feeling
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Allegiance
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loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause
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Sway
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move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backward and forward or from side to side
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Claw
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clutch at something with the hands
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Partisan
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a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
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Hoof
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go on foot
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Withhold
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refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another)
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Inspire
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fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative
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Falter
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start to lose strength or momentum
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Deceive
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(of a thing) give a mistaken impression
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Monstrous
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(of a person or an action) inhumanly or outrageously evil or wrong
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Tension
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a strained state or condition resulting from forces acting in opposition to each other.
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Weave:
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form (fabric or a fabric item) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them
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Providence
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the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power
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Subservient
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prepared to obey others unquestioningly
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Embittered
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cause (someone) to feel bitter or resentful
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Condemnation
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the expression of very strong disapproval; censure
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Begrudge
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envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something)
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Adamant
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refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind
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Contemplation
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the action of looking thoughtfully at something for a long time
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Blasphemy
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the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things
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Wrath
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extreme anger (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect)
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Conciliatory
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intended or likely to placate or pacify
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Vile
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extremely unpleasant
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Subtle
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(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
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Reprimand
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a rebuke, especially an official one.
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Compromise
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an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
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Notorious
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famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed
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Pretense
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an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true
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Covet
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yearn to possess or have (something)
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Retaliation
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the action of returning a military attack; counterattack
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Reprieve
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cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death)
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Evasive
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tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly
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Unperturbed
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not perturbed or concerned
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Base
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the lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported
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Vestry
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a room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into vestments.
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Remorse
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deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
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Inept
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having or showing no skill; clumsy
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Conscience
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an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior
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Indictment
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formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
