Romanticism Definitions
1. Lucid – suffused with light – (L) luke/lucida – to shine/bright
2. Tumultuous – marked by turbulence – (L) tumula - noisy
3. Prostrate – lying face down on the ground/in a state of humbleness – L prostratus –
thrown down
4. Lethargy – abnormal drowsiness, lack of energy – (G)Lethargia
5. Averted – to turn away – (L) vertere
6. Pervaded – spread throughout, diffused – (L) pervedere
7. Sojourn – short temporary stay – (OF)sejorn
8. Inordinate – excessive – (L) inordinatus
9. Palpable – able to be touched or felt – (L)palpare
10. Emaciated – unusually thin, waste away – (L)emaciatus
11. Morbid – diseased or unhealthy – (L)morbus
12. Obstinate – stubborn, inflexible – (L) obstinare
13. Antipathy – strong dislike, subtle aversion – (L) - antipatheia
14. Iniquity – immoral behavior, wickedness – (L) - iniquitatum
15. Obscurity – condition of being unknown – (L)- obscuritatum
16. Ostentatious – deliberately attracting notice – (L)ostentive
17. Pensively – thoughtfully or seriously – (L) pensare - consider
18. Plausibility – believability, appearance of truth – (L) plaisibilis
19. Inanimate – lifeless, not endowed with life or spirit – (L) inanimatus
20. Prevalent – widely existent, frequent – (L) praevalentem
21. Stagnant – not flowing or moving – (L) stagnentem
22. Precarious – uncertain, insecure; risky – (L)precarius
23. Obliterate – erase or destroy completely – (L) obliteratus
24. Avarice – greed; desire for wealth – (L)avarus
25. Resolute – determined, unwavering – (L) resolutus
26. Superfluous –more than is needed or wanted, (L) superfluere
27. Sagacious – having or showing acute mental discernment – (L) Sagacem
28. Voluptuous – of or relating to or characterized by luxury – (L) Voluptas
29. Disapprobation – failure or refusal to approve – (L) approbationem
30. Phantasm – ghostly or spectre – (L) phantasma
31. Arabesque – ornamental design interlacing lines – (F) ara
32. Blasphemous – irrelevant/profane, sacrilegious – (LL) blasphemus
33. Spectral – ghostlike – (L) specter
34. Habiliments – clothing – (MF) habillement
35. Impetuosity – sudden or impulsive action (L L) impetuosus