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Utopia
an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
Grievous
very severe or serious
Inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret
Penance
voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong
Ignominy
public shame or disgrace
Behoove
a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; it is incumbent on
Exhortation
an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something
Betwixt
between (two people or things)
Inauspicious
not conducive to success; unpromising
Eminence
fame or recognized superiority, especially within a particular sphere or profession
Insidious
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
Martin Luther
the founder of Lutheranism who translated the bible into an accessible language for all to read – he was supported by the Puritans
having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination
Phantasmagoric
shaking or quivering slightly
Tremulous
open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled
Amenable
They were critics of their contemporary society for its unthinking conformity, and urged that each person find, in Emerson’s words, ‘an original relation to the universe
Transcendentalist
reflecting popular fascination with the irrational, the demonic and the grotesque
Dark-Romanticism
enliven or animate
Vivify
a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior
Caprice
someone who causes trouble