Copy of Kiet Quan - Period 4 Transcendentalist Vocab

Transcendentalism Vocabulary Notes

Vocabulary List

1. Alacrity (Noun)

   • Definition: Cheerful willingness; readiness.

   • Sentence: He accepted the amputation with alacrity.

2. Posterity (Noun)

   • Definition: All future generations of people.

   • Sentence: The victim from Holicard is in posterity.

3. Sanctity (Noun)

   • Definition: The state of being holy or saintly.

   • Sentence: The sanctity of human life is important.

4. Contradict (Verb)

   • Definition: To deny the truth of a statement by asserting the opposite.

   • Sentence: She dared not to contradict him because she knew he was right.

5. Parcel (Noun)

   • Definition: A package.

   • Sentence: A parcel of homework takes a long time to complete.

6. Muse (Noun)

   • Definition: A person who is a source of inspiration for an artist.

   • Sentence: As she mused, she had something threatening and sometimes powerful.

7. Boughs (Noun)

   • Definition: A branch of a tree.

   • Sentence: The boughs from the tree were very heavy.

8. Perennial (Adjective)

   • Definition: A problem that always exists.

   • Sentence: His perennial issues started to bother his friend.

9. Cordial Melancholy (Noun)

   • Definition: To be overcome with sadness.

   • Sentence: As the sun began to set, a wave of melancholy washed over them.

10. Perpetual (Adjective)

• Definition: Never-ending.

• Sentence: I’m in a perpetual state of fear.

11. Decorum (Noun)

• Definition: Dignified behavior.

• Sentence: Cubric showed great decorum in speech.

12. Slough (Noun)

• Definition: A swamp.

• Sentence: I went to a slough without any humans.

13. Blithe (Adjective)

• Definitions:

  1. Without thought or regard.

  2. Joyous, merry, or happy in disposition.

• Sentence: Kim, being blithe, showed off his grade without considering his friend's low-grade feelings.

14. Hobgoblin (Noun)

• Definition: A mischievous elf.

• Sentence: Most of my socks are missing because a hobgoblin stole them.

Additional Vocabulary List

15. Outset (Noun)

• Definition: Beginning or start of something.

• Sentence: My friend Dan knew from the outset that it was special.

16. Aversions (Noun)

• Definition: Strong dislike.

• Sentence: I have aversions to vegetables.

17. Machinery (Noun)

• Definition: An assemble of machines.

• Sentence: Most of the consumer products nowadays are created by machinery.

18. Frolic (Verb)

• Definition: To play and move about merrily.

• Sentence: She frolicked when she saw her acceptance letter.

19. Integrity (Noun)

• Definition: Having moral and ethical principles.

• Sentence: The knight was known as a man of integrity.

20. Vitality (Noun)

• Definition: The state of being strong or active.

• Sentence: She had so much vitality and energy.

21. Enterprise (Noun)

• Definition: A project undertaken or to be undertaken that is important.

• Sentence: To keep the peace is a difficult enterprise.