Victorians are known for many things. Much of those things are covered in lace, highly decorative, and very elaborate. Their language was no different.
I have found a decent resource for Victorian Vocabulary.
I will share a few words with you. Some words you may have heard before. Others you may not have.
acquiesce (verb) – to consent or comply passively or without protest
assuage (verb) – to satisfy or appease
besotted (verb) – to muddle or stupefy
discomfiture (noun) – frustration or disappointment
ignominious (adj.) – marked by shame or disgrace
lacerate (verb) – to rip, cut, or tear
remonstrance (noun) – an act of protest, complaint, or reproof, especially a formal statement of grievances
turbid (adj.) – heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog
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