English Transcendentalist Vocab

perpetual

lasting forever

decorum

rightness or suitability

tranquil

calm, quiet, still

conviction

strong belief

chaos

disorder of matter and space, believed to have existed before the ordered universe

aversion

arousing intense dislike

absolve

pardon, free someone from guilt

dilapidated

in disrepair

sublime

noble, majestic

superfluous

excessive, not necessary

magnanimity

generosity

expedient

a resource or tool

alacrity

speed

stirring

busy, full of energy

abeyance

temporary suspension

effuse

pour out

bequeth

hand down or pass on

stealthily

slyly or secretively

robust

strong and healthy, full of life

affliction

anything causing pain or distress

ample

large in size, more than enough

eternity

time without beginning or end

finite

having measurable or definite limits

infinity

endless or unlimited space, time or distance

interposed

came between

surmised

guessed, concluded