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23 Cards in this Set
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romanticism
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a literary, artistic,and philosophical movement characterized chiefly by an emphasis on the imagination and emotions.
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infinite
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being without limits of any kind.
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reform
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to make better or improve by removal of faults.
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scholar
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one who has done advanced study in a special field.
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international
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of, or relating to, or affecting two or more nations.
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prosperity
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the condition of being successful or thriving.
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era
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a period of time reckoned from some special time or event.
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intuition
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the power of knowing immediately and without consious reasoning.
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classical
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a. Of or relating to European music during the latter half of the 18th and the early 19th centuries.
b. Of or relating to music in the educated European tradition, such as symphony and opera, as opposed to popular or folk music. |
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emperor
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the sovereign ruler of an empire.
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empress
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the wife or widow of an emperor. a woman who holds an imperial titile in her own right.
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enlightenment
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A philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms
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nationalism
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loyalty and devotion to a nation.
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classicism
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the principles or style emobodied in the literature, art, or architecture of ancient Greece or Rome.
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antiquity
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matters relating to the life or culture of ancient times.
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linguistics
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the study of human speech including the units, nature, structure, and development of language, languages, or a language
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standard
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something set up by authority or by general consent as a rule for measuring or as a model.
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standardized
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to compare with or bring into conformity with a standard.
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Gothic
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or, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language.
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tyranny
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a government in which absolute power is vested in a single ruler.
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culture
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the characteristic features of a civilization including its beliefs, its artistic and material products, and its social institutions.
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logic
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a science that deals with the rules and tests of sound thinking and proof by reasoning.
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genre
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a distinctive type or category of literary composition.
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