AOGG literary terms

Cards (124)

  • reputed
    Generally thought to be something or to have done something, although this is not certain
  • decorum
    Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety
  • abundant
    Present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient
  • wont (adj)

    In the habit of doing something; accustomed
  • wont (noun)

    One's customary behavior in a particular situation
  • myriad
    A countless or extremely great number
  • placid
    Pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed
  • placidly
    In a calm or peaceful manner; tranquilly
  • deft
    Quick and neat in movement; nimble; dexterous
  • deftly
    In a dexterous or nimble manner; skillfully
  • ponder
    Wonder/think about
  • dumb
    Speechless
  • in earnest
    Serious and zealous in intention, purpose, or effort
  • jolt
    Move suddenly and violently
  • notion
    Idea
  • disposition
    A person's inherent qualities of mind and character
  • qualm
    An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving
  • revive
    Restored
  • profound
    Penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding
  • jaunty
    cheerful in a self confident manner
  • vivacious
    Full of high spirits and animation; lively or vital
  • ludicrous
    Causing laughter because of absurdity
  • absurd
    Unreasonable, illogical
  • absurdly
    doing something in an absurd manner
  • preposterous
    Completely contrary to common sense
  • ordeal
    A painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one
  • defer
    Postponed
  • fancy
    Feel a desire or liking for
  • rash
    Bad, idiotic
  • ecstasy
    A state of extreme happiness
  • ecstatic
    Filled with extreme happiness
  • rapture
    The state of mind resulting from feelings of high emotion
  • rapt
    Absorbed, engrossed, preoccupied
  • reverie
    A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream
  • ethereal
    Extremely delicate or refined; exquisite
  • wistful
    Sadly pensive, esp about something yearned for
  • wistfully
    In a slightly sad way that shows you are thinking about something that you would like to have, especially something in the past that you can no longer have
  • reconcile
    To compose or settle
  • meek
    humbly patient or quiet in nature, as under provocation from others.
  • meekly
    Quietly, without protesting or expressing your own opinion