Whitman Vocabulary Flashcards

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Transfigured

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To transform into something more beautiful

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Copulation

A

Sexual intercourse

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Translucent

A

allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semi-transparent

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Tilth

A

prepared surface soil; tilled soil.

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5
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Occult

A

of or relating to magic

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Convolutions

A

a coil or twist, especially one of many

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Timorous

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showing or suffering from nervousness fear, or a lack of confidence

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Tussled

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engaged in a vigorous struggle or scuffle.

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Metaphysics

A

a branch of philosophy that examines the nature and reality

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Diaphanous

A

light, delicate and translucent

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Gambols

A

run or jump about playfully

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Exuding

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discharge slowly and steadily

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Obliquely

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not in a directed way, indirectly

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Loafe

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to idle one’s time away, typically by aimless wandering or loitering

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Creeds

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a set of beliefs or aims that guide someone’s actions -> specifically applicable to Christianity

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Abeyance

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a state of temporary inactivity; suspension

17
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Suffice

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to meet and satisfy a need

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Harbor

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keep in one’s mind especially secretly

19
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Hazard

A

danger or risk

20
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Disposition

A

someone’s inherent character or nature

21
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Snipe

A

a brown bird native to wetlands and marches

22
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Curling

A

form a curved shape

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Kosmos

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a Greek word meaning sum of everything

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Afflatus

A

a divine creative impulse or inspiration

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Primeval

A

of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world

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Interminable

A

endless

27
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Colter

A

a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow

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Libidinous

A

showing excessive sexual drive

29
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Prongs

A

splits in a fork

30
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Suffuse

A

gradually spread through or over

31
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Staid

A

sedate, respectable and unadventurous