English words throughout literary periods

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alienation
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feeling of isolation or estrangement
anon
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soon, immediately
art
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are (archaic form)
atone
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make amends, seek forgiveness
awe
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a feeling of wonder and fear
benevolent
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kind, generous
betwixt
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between
bliss
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perfect happiness
civility
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politeness, courtesy
consciousness
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awareness of thought and feeling
decorum
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good manners, propriety
decay
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decline or rot
deconstruction
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critical analysis that breaks structures
decrepit
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old and ruined
desolate
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empty and lifeless
despondent
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hopeless, discouraged
discourse
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written or spoken communication
domestic
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related to home or family
dost
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do (archaic form)
dwell
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live, stay, or reflect
earnest
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sincere, serious
eke
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also, moreover
endure
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to last, suffer patiently
epiphany
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sudden insight or realization
ethereal
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light, delicate, heavenly
fancy
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imagination
fervent
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intense, passionate
folly
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foolishness
forsooth
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indeed, truly
forlorn
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lonely, abandoned
forsake
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abandon, desert
fragmentation
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breaking into pieces
gaunt
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thin, wasted
glisten
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shine with reflection
hath
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has (archaic form)
heart
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emotional core, feeling
hight
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was called, named
hither
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hyperreality
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blurred boundary between real and fake
imagination
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creative thinking
industry
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work, production
irony
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contrast between appearance and meaning
labour
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work, effort
lament
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express sorrow
luminous
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full of light, glowing
melancholy
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sad, thoughtful
methinks
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I think
moral
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ethical
morose
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gloomy, sullen
myth
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traditional story explaining belief
narrative
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story, account
naught
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nothing
nay
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no
oblivious
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unaware
ominous
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threatening
pastiche
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artistic imitation of many styles
paralysis
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inability to move or act
parody
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humorous imitation
perish
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die
pluralism
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coexistence of many views
poverty
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lack of money
propriety
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good manners, correctness
prudence
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careful judgement
refinement
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elegance, sophistication
reason
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logic, rational thought
redeem
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make right, save
resplendent
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shining, splendid
sacred
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holy
simulacrum
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imitation or image of reality
soul
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inner essence
spirit
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life force, essence
sterile
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lifeless, unproductive
stoic
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calm, unemotional
stream
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flow
sublime
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grand, awe-inspiring
succumb
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yield, give in
temperance
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moderation, self-control
tempest
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storm
thee
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you (object)
thou
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you (subject)
timeless
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eternal
tranquil
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peaceful, calm
unveil
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reveal
vale
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valley
vanish
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disappear
virtue
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moral excellence
void
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emptiness
wander
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move aimlessly
whence
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from where
whilom
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once, formerly
whither
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to where
wilt
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will (archaic form)
wit
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cleverness, sharp humour
wight
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person, being
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called, named
yearn
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long for
yonder
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over there

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