The Book of the City of Ladies

The Book of the City of Ladies Glossary

Diction

The choice and use of words in speech and writing

Treatises

A written work dealing formally and systematically with a particular subject

Impartial

Fair and just

Vehement

Showing strong feeling

Ignorance

Lack of knowledge or information

Monstrosities

Something outrageously wrong or unsightly

Lament

A passionate expression of grief or sorrow

Assailants

A person who physically attacks another

Perpetrate

Carry out or commit a crime or harmful act

Edifice

A large, imposing building

Loftiness

Having a high moral quality that deserves praise

Banished

Send someone away from a country or place as an official punishment

Mores

The essential customs of a community

Solemn

Formal and dignified

Abominations

Something that causes disgust or hatred

Credence

Belief in or acceptance of something as true

Inclinations

A person's natural tendency or urge to act a certain way

Obliged

Make someone legally or morally bound to an action

Valiant

Possessing or showing courage or determination

Negligence

Failure to take proper care in doing something

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