
<p>Taylor Swift is known as one of the greatest songwriters of this generation as she is poetic and beautiful with her song writing. When Folklore was released, many have dubbed it her best lyrically album yet but some of us may not understand some of the vocabulary she uses. <strong>Here are the most commonly unknown words from her album:</strong>



<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">the 1</span></strong>



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<p><em>Matinée</em><strong> </strong>(n.): a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon (Merriam-Webster). 



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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">cardigan</span></strong>



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<p><em>Cobblestones</em>:<strong> </strong>a naturally rounded stone larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, <em>especially</em> <strong>: </strong>such a stone used in paving a street or in construction (Merriam-Webster).



<p>Fun Fact: At the beginning of the song, it is made to sound like footsteps walking on cobblestones



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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">the last great American dynasty</span></strong>



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<p><em>gauche</em><strong>: </strong>lacking social experience or grace (Merriam-Webster).



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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">my tears ricochet </span></strong> 
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<p>Ricochet: a glancing rebound (as of a projectile off a flat surface) (Merriam-Webster).



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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">mirrorball</span></strong>



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<p><em>Revelers</em>: one who engages in noise partying or merry making (Merriam-Webster).



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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">illicit affairs </span></strong>



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<p><em>clandestine: </em>marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy (Merriam-Webster).



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<p><em>mercurial</em>: characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood (Merriam-Webster).



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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">epiphany</span></strong>



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<p><em><strong> </strong>epiphany</em>: a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/essential#h1">essential</a> nature or meaning of something (Merriam-Webster).



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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">peace</span></strong>



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<p><em>Convictions</em>: the state of being convinced (Merriam-Webster). 
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">hoax</span></strong>



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<p><em>eclipsed</em>: the passing into the shadow of a celestial body (Merriam-Webster).



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<p><em>hoax</em>: an act intended to trick or dupe (Merriam-Webster).



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<p>Lyric Source: <a href="https://www.musixmatch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Musixmatch</a><br>Definition Source: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marriam Webster </a>

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