Eugene Onegin

Eugene Onegin Glossary

Kibitka

A Russian type of closed carriage.

Spleen

The organ where melancholy and ill-humor was thought to be based.

Iridescent

Lustrous, rainbow-colored.

Voluble

Talkative.

Vermilion

A bright scarlet red.

Monde

French for "world," referring to high society.

Romanticism

A movement in art and literature which emphasized individuality, freedom, imagination, etc.

Mazurka

A lively Polish dance in moderately quick triple meter.

Pensive

Thoughtful, introspective.

Rustic

Related to the countryside.

Profligate

Immoral, dissolute, shameless (also a noun for a person bearing these qualities).

Rakish

See "profligate."

Fervent

Fever-like.

Gallicism

A phrase borrowed or derived from French.

Incandescent

Glowing, shining.

Tribulations

Serious trouble, difficulties.

Name-Day

The feast day of the saint after whom a person is named, traditionally celebrated in Russia.

Enamored

Fallen in love.

Tête-à-tête

French for "head-to-head," a private conversation between two people.

Tremulous

Trembling, afraid.

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