Vocabulary List 2

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a drunken party

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bacchanal

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of or pertaining to the musical period following the Renaissance, extending roughly from 1600 to 1750.
; extravagantly ornate, florid, and convoluted in character or styl

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baroque

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1. an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity.
2. any ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature.

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burlesque

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eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice.

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cupidity

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something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.

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cynosure

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the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.

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denouement

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rigorous; usually severe or cruel

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draconian

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light, airy, or tenuous; extremely delicate or refined

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ethereal

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a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
; foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham.

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farce

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a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc

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lampoon

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animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted
or
changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic

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mercurial

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assisting or intended to assist the memory (a verse or formula)

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mnemonic

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inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity

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narcissism

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an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome

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nemesis

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creative; boldly original

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promethean

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any narrative or legend of heroic exploits; a form of the novel in which the members or generations of a family or social group are chronicled in a long and leisurely narrative.

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saga

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sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn; suffering from lead poisoning

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saturnine

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harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being; morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious

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noxious

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sleepy; drowsy

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somnolent

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dark or gloomy
;
of or pertaining to the river Styx or to Hades

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stygian