harlem renaissance vocab , part ii
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Harlem Renaissance Vocab , Part II. American Lit. . Word List. d utiful d windle e lusive e xalt i llumination j ilt p erception p ersistence p iety p lague r epress t actful t umultuous v anity i mpulse c onstrain s onnet p assionate p ompous s quelch. 1. dutiful . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Harlem Renaissance Vocab, Part IIAmerican Lit.
Word List1. dutiful 2. dwindle3. elusive4. exalt5. illumination6. jilt7. perception8. persistence9. piety10. plague11. repress
12. tactful13. tumultuous14. vanity15. impulse16. constrain17. sonnet18. passionate19. pompous20. squelch
1. dutiful (adj.) obediently fulfilling one's
duty
late 13c., from Anglo-Fr. duete, from O.Fr. deu "due, owed; proper, just," from V.L. *debutus, from L. debitus, pp. of debere "to owe“ + ful: O.E. -full, -ful
2. dwindle(v.) diminish gradually in size,
amount, or strength ORIGIN late 16th cent.:
frequentative of Scots and dialect dwine [fade away,] from Old English dwīnan, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch dwīnen and Old Norse dvína.
3. elusive(adj.) difficult to remember or
recall ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from
Latin elus- ‘eluded’ (from the verb eludere) + -ive .
4. exalt (v.) to lift up or hold (someone or
something )in high regard. ORIGIN late Middle English : from
Latin exaltare, from ex- ‘out, upward’ + altus ‘high.’
5. illumination (n.) intellectual or spiritual
enlightenmentORIGIN Middle English : via Old
French from late Latin illuminatio(n-), from the verb illuminare (see illuminate ).
6. jilt(v.) suddenly reject or abandonORIGIN mid 17th cent. (in the
sense [deceive, trick] ): 1670s, "woman who gives hope then dashes it," perhaps ultimately from M.E. gille "lass, wench," a familiar or contemptuous term for a woman or girl (mid-15c.),
7. perception(n.) the ability to see, hear, or
become aware of something through the senses
ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin perceptio(n-), from the verb percipere ‘seize, understand’ (see perceive ).
8. persistence(n.) firm continuance in a course
of action in spite of difficulty ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from
French persistance, from the verb persister; influenced in spelling by Latin persistent- ‘continuing steadfastly.’
9. piety(n.) a belief or point of view that
is accepted with certainty. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in the
sense [devotion to religious observances] ): from Old French piete, from Latin pietas ‘dutifulness,’ from pius (see pious ).
10. plague(v.) to cause continual trouble or
stressORIGIN late Middle English : Latin
plaga ‘stroke, wound,’ probably from Greek ( Doric dialect) plaga, from a base meaning ‘strike.’
11. repress(v.) suppress (a thought, feeling,
or desire) in oneself so that it remains unconscious.
ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense [keep back (something objectionable)] ): from Latin repress- ‘pressed back, checked,’ from the verb reprimere, from re- ‘back’ + premere ‘to press.’
12. tactful(adj.) diplomatic, understanding.
1650s, "sense of touch or feeling"from L. tactus "touch, feeling, handling, sense of touch," from root of tangere "to touch" Meaning "sense of "discernment, diplomacy, etc." first recorded 1804, from a sense that developed in French cognate tact.+ ful: O.E. -full, -ful, from suffix use of full
13. tumultuous(adj.) intense, violentORIGIN late Middle English : from
Old French tumulte or Latin tumultus.
14. vanity(n.) excessive pride in or
admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French vanite, from Latin vanitas, from vanus ‘empty’ (see vain ).
15. impulse(n.) a strong and unreflective
desire or urge to perform an action.
ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as a verb in the sense [give an impulse to] ): the verb from Latin impuls- ‘driven on,’ the noun from impulsus ‘impulsion, outward pressure,’ both from the verb impellere (see impel ).
16. constrain(v.) compel or force (someone)
toward a particular course of action
ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere ‘bind tightly together.’
17. sonnet(n.) a poem of fourteen lines
using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French, or from Italian sonetto, diminutive of suono ‘a sound.’
18. passionate(adj.) a way someone conveys
strong feelings or beliefs.ORIGIN late Middle English (also
in the senses [easily moved to passion] and [enraged] ): from medieval Latin passionatus ‘full of passion,’ from passio
19. pompous(adj.) self-importantORIGIN late Middle English : from
Old French pompeux ‘full of grandeur,’ from late Latin pomposus, from pompa ‘pomp.’
20. squelch(v.) to suppress or silenceORIGIN early 17th cent.
(originally denoting a heavy crushing fall on to something soft): imitative. O.E. acwencan "to quench" (of fire, light), from P.Gmc. cwandjan, probably a causative form of root of O.E. cwincan "to go out, be extinguished,"