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Flocab 3 and Gothic Literature. Tyler, Basel, Jack, Salman. Persevere. Verb To persist in anything undertaken Syn. Pursue Ant. Stop The man persevered to achieve all of his goals. Latent. Adjective Present but not visible, apparent, or actualized Syn. Unrealized Ant. Public
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Flocab 3 and Gothic Literature Tyler, Basel, Jack, Salman
Persevere • Verb • To persist in anything undertaken • Syn. Pursue • Ant. Stop • The man persevered to achieve all of his goals.
Latent • Adjective • Present but not visible, apparent, or actualized • Syn. Unrealized • Ant. Public • His latent abilities were revealed during the championship.
Burgeon • Verb • To grow or develop quickly • Syn. Flourish • Ant. Die • The flower burgeoned much to his surprise.
Diligent • Adjective • Constant in an effort to accomplish something • Syn. Persistent • Ant. Disinterested • Her diligent work led to her promotion.
Paragon • Noun • A model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence • Syn. Exemplar • Ant. Flawed • He was the paragon athlete.
Commodious • Adjective • Spacious and convenient • Syn. Extensive • Ant. Confined • The apartment was commodious enough for two people.
Clairvoyant • Adjective • Having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision • Syn. Telepathic • Ant. Blind • Her clairvoyant visions made people think she was psychic.
Cosmopolitan • Adjective • Free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachment • Syn. Cultured • Ant. Specific • The cosmopolitan town was located 80 miles from any other civilization.
Vast • Adjective • Of very great area or extent • Syn. Immense • Ant. Bounded • His vast knowledge was only rivaled by computers.
Voluminous • Adjective • Of great volume, size, or extent • Syn. Bulky • Ant. Meager • The box was voluminous.
Gothic Literature • Dark • Menacing • Twisted • Came from Gothic architecture • Cathedrals, irregularly placed towers, high stained glass windows • Inspired awe and fear in religious worshippers
Gothic Literature • Inability to overcome perversity by rational thought • Rational ideals in irrational situations • Fear of the unknown or future • Almost synonymous with dark romanticism
Gothic Literature • Imagination led to unknown • Saw evil when looking at the individual
Edgar Allen Poe • Wrote about murder, live burials, physical and mental torture, and retribution from beyond the grave. • Only in these extreme situations did people reveal their true nature.