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Victorian Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| austere (adj.) | severely simple and plain; without ornament or comfort |
| heresy (n) | any opinion opposed to religious, official, or established teachings |
| reprove (v) | to condemn for a fault or offense |
| juggernaut (n) | a large, overwhelmingly powerful object |
| Juggernaut (n) | the title of a Hindu god whose image was drawn in procession on a huge wheeled vehicle; devotees are said to have thrown themselves under its wheels |
| relish (v) | to enjoy greatly |
| relish (n) | great enjoyment of food or other things |
| immodest (adj.) | lacking in modesty; indecent |
| indignation (n) | anger aroused by something thought to be unjust or wicked |
| apropos (adj.) | suitable or relevant to what is being said or done |
| apropos of | concerning, with reference to |
| disquietude (n) | a state of uneasiness or anxiety |
| crony /ies (n) | a close friend or companion |
| contrive (v) | to plan cleverly, to achieve in a clever or resourceful way |
| pedant (n) | a person who parades his knowledge or who insists on strict observance of formal rules and details in the presentation of knowledge |
| blatant (adj.) | very obvious and unashamed |
| disposition (n) | a person’s natural qualities of mind and character; a natural tendency |
| countenance (n) | the expression of the face |
| assail (v) | to attack violently and persistently |
| elicit (v) | to draw forth; evoke |
| gaunt (adj.) | lean and haggard; grim or desolate looking |
| ruminate (v) | to meditate, to ponder |
| stringent adj.) | (of a rule) strict; (of financial conditions) tight |
| disconsolate (adj.) | inconsolable, hopelessly unhappy |
| explicit (adj.) | stating something in exact terms, not merely implying it |
| doggedly(adj.) | with determination |
| appalling (adj.) | shocking, unpleasant |
| undaunted (adj) | not discouraged; not giving in to fear |
| incline (v ) | to lean, to slope |
| malefactor ( n) | a wrongdoer |
| accoutrement (n) | equipment (specifically, a soldier’s outfit other than weapons and clothes) |
| disparity (n) | inequality; difference |
| Keen (adj) | sharp; intense |
| enigma (n) | something very difficult to understand |
| deride (v) | to laugh at scornfully, to treat with scorn |
| novelty (adj) | the quality of being something new |
| dissolution (n) | the dissolving of an assembly or partnership |
| aversion (n) | a strong dislike |
| vicarious (adj) | felt through sharing imaginatively in the feelings/activities of another person |
| depravity (n) | moral corruption, wickedness |
| astute (adj) | shrewd; quick at seeing how to gain an advantage |
| suffice (v) | to be enough, to meet the needs of |
| inordinate (adj) | excessive, more than necessary |
| connoisseur (n) | one who has expert knowledge and keen determination esp. in the fine arts |
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