Quevedo: Sonnets and Poems Glossary

by Francisco de Quevedo

Quevedo: Sonnets and Poems Glossary

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impetus

a moving force

equal

the same; on the same level

frigid

a term to describe women who are not interested in sex

valiant

brave

mortal

being deadly; are going to die someday; not immortal

obscure

to make something difficult to understand; to make something difficult to know

beguilements

to influence by trickery or flattery

severest

most harsh

turbid

not clear because of sediments

whiten

to become whiter

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