Vocabulary- Thoreau
1. alacrity n.
1. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
2. Speed or quickness; celerity.
2. chanticleer n.
1. A rooster
3. discern v.
1. to perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect
2. to recognize or comprehend mentally
3. to perceive or recognize as being different or distinct; distinguish
4. to perceive differences
4. dross n.
1. Waste or impure matter: discarded the dross after recycling the wood pulp.
2. The scum that forms on the surface of molten metal as a result of oxidation.
3. Worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter
5. ennui n.
1. Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom:
6. earnest adj.
1. Marked by or showing deep sincerity or seriousness: an earnest gesture of goodwill.
7. factitious adj.
1. Produced artificially rather than by a natural process.
2. Lacking authenticity or genuineness; sham: speculators responsible for the factitious value of some
stocks.
8. rectitude n.
1. Moral uprightness; righteousness.
2. The quality or condition of being correct in judgment.
9. succinct adj.
1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a
succinct style.
10. superfluous adj.
1. Being beyond what is required or sufficient.
Vocabulary- Ralph Waldo Emerson
anomaly n. 1. deviation from the normal order, form, or rule
2. one that is peculiar, abnormal, or difficult to classify
antiquity n. 1. ancient times, esp. those before the Middle Ages
2. the quality of being old or ancient
contemporary adj. current; modern
n. 1. one of the same time or age
2. one of the present age
intrinsic adj. relating to the essential nature of a thing; inherent
manifold adj. 1. of many and diverse kinds
2. having many features or forms
n. a pipe having several openings for making multiple connections
pecuniary adj. of or relating to money
sepulcher n. 1. a burial vault
2. a receptacle for sacred relics
sluggard n. a lazy person; idler
transcend v. 1. to go beyond; exceed
2. to surpass
3. to exist above and independent of
wistful adj. 1. full of wishful yearning
2. pensively sad; melancholy
The true scholar grudges every opportunity of action passed by, as a loss of power. – R. W. E.
For each word on the list, compile a reference card according to the following guidelines: