healy vocabs 2 emerson nature, self reliance Flashcards

1688123569	admonish	(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty	0
1688123570	inaccessible	not easily approached, entered, or obtained	1
1688123571	kindred	(n.) a person's relatives; a family relationship; (adj.) related by blood; like, similar	2
1688123572	manifold	In many ways, diverse	3
1688123573	indubitably	unquestionably, without a doubt	4
1688123574	integrate	To bring together and make whole	5
1688123575	intercourse	mutual dealings with one another; communication between people, can be sexual intercourse	6
1688123576	impertinent	Rude and disrespectful; unrelated or not pertinent to a particular matter	7
1688123577	slough	(v.) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; (n.) a state of difficulty or depression	8
1688123578	perennial	(adj.) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n.) a plant that lives for many years	9
1688123579	calamity	A serious event causing distress or misfortune	10
1688123580	blithe	joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought	11
1688123581	egotism	Excessive self-importance; conceit	12
1688123582	ineffable	Incapable of being expressed in words	13
1688123583	disparity	An inequality; a gap; an imbalance	14
1688123584	labyrinth	A complicated network of winding passages; a maze	15
1688123585	balk	To refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on	16
1690800491	consanguinity	Blood relationship	17
1690800492	hypothesis	A proposed answer to a question	18
1690800493	apprise	(v.) to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice	19
1690800494	inviolable	(adj.) sacred; of such a character that it might not be broken, injured, or profaned, secure from violation	20
1690800495	degenerate	v. to deteriorate or decline. adj. having lost normal/desirable qualities	21
1690800496	empirical	based on observation or experiment rather than theory or hypothesis	22
1690800497	savant	A person of extensive learning in a specialized field; an eminent scholar	23
1690800498	sally	A trip, an excursion	24
1690800499	infallibility	Immunity from error and any possibility of error.	25
1690800500	indisputable	Not open to question; undeniable; irrefutable	26
1690800501	affirmation	(n) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath	27
1690800502	converted	spiritually reborn or converted	28
1690800503	tyrannize	rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner	29
1690800504	strata	(n) A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end	30
1690800505	tranquil	Calm, peaceful	31
1690800506	minute (adj)	infinitely or immeasurably small	32
1690800507	remedial	Providing a remedy, curative; correcting a deficient skill	33
1690800508	permeate	(v.) to spread through, penetrate, soak through	34
1690800509	invariable	constant, unchanging	35
1690800510	volatile	(adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state	36
1690844117	eminent	(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting	37
1690844118	instill	(v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in	38
1690844119	latent	Something that is not readily apparent, not yet developed, hidden or concealed	39
1690844120	firmament	(n.) the sky, the heavens	40
1690844121	bard	A poet, especially a lyric poet.	41
1690844122	sage	A wise person	42
1690844123	affecting	touching the feelings of, moving emotionally	43
1690844124	spontaneous	(adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance	44
1690844125	impart	Having no bias or favor	45
1690844126	transcendent	beyond or above the range of normal or merely physical human experience	46
1690844127	oracles	a response or message given by an oracle, typically one that is ambiguous or obscure; a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity	47
1690844128	disconcerted	confused, upset, embarrassed	48
1690844129	piquancy	(noun) the quality or state of having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor; the quality or state of being pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind	49
1690844130	emphatic	forcibly expressive, performed with emphasis	50
1690844131	disdain	Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy.	51
1690844132	cumber	Clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving	52
1690844133	eclat	(n.) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (of performance or achievement)	53
1690844134	formidable	Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable	54
1690844135	aversion	A strong feeling of dislike	55
1690844136	suffrage	(n) the right to vote in political elections	56
1690844137	importune	Beg persistently and urgently	57
1690844138	ephemeral	lasting a short time	58
1690844139	capitulate	(v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender	59
1690844140	extenuation	the act of attempting to lessen the seriousness of by providing a partial justification or excuse	60
1690844141	arduous	(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort	61
1690844142	usurp	(v.) to seize and hold a position by force or without right	62
1690844143	prudent	Careful; cautious; sensible	63
1690844144	magnanimity	the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving	64
1690844145	trifle (n)	A thing of little value or importance	65
1690844146	metaphysics	An area of philosophy that deals with questions about the nature of ultimate reality.	66
1690844147	hobgoblin	Something causing superstitious fear	67
1690844148	contrite	deeply sorrowful or repentant for a wrong	68
1690844149	symmetrical	Balanced, equal	69
1690844150	pedigree	(n.) a list of ancestors, family tree, the history or origins of something	70
1690844151	squalid	(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased from poverty or lack of care	71
1690844152	interloper	(n.) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder	72
1690844153	obsequious	overly submissive and eager to please	73
1690844154	mendicant	(n.) beggar; (adj.) depending on begging for a living	74
1690844155	sycophantic	attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery	75
1690844156	comely	(adj.) having a pleasing appearance	76
1690844157	aboriginal	1. Inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times; indigenous.	77