Thoreau Vocabulary
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cookiesncrm2013 on November 30, 2011
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vocabulary words from Thoreau
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 patrician | aristocratic, noble, upper class |
| conviction | strong belief |
| conformity | conventionality, traditionalism |
| saunters | strolls, walks |
| indomitably | stubbornly, resolutely, unswervingly |
| abides | lives, resides |
| crescendo | swelling, build-up, climax |
| pompously | arrogantly, pretentiously, snobbishly |
| atheism | disbelief in God, skepticism |
| pantomimes | acts out without using words or sounds |
| transcendentalism | belief that one can go beyond the senses, that people have a spark of divinity in them |
| cantankerous | irritable, unreasonable, bad-tempered |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, agreeable |
| paroxysm | convulsion, spasm, outburst |
| ineptitude | incompetence, ineffectiveness, uselessness |
| condescended | patronized, lowered oneself, stooped |
| brandishes | wields, flourishes, flaunts |
| conniption | temper tantrum, fit |
| ethic | example of morality, justice, fairness |
| croup | respiratory illness involving deep coughing |
| pontificating | preaching, sounding off |
| surrealistic | dreamlike, bizarre, unreal |
| impervious | incapable of being injured |
| doggedly | persistently, tenaciously, determinedly |
| cadence | tempo, rhythm, pace |
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