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Transcendentalist Vocabulary
Transcendentalist Vocabulary
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11th Grade
09/15/2009
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blithe
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carefree
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connate
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existing naturally, innate
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chaos
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disorder of matter and space, supposed to have existed before the ordered universe
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aversion
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object arousing an intense dislike
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suffrage
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vote or voting
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divines
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clergy
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radiant
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shining brightly
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tumultuous
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rough, stormy
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bastions
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fortifications
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dilapidated
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in disrepair
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sublime
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noble, majestic
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superfluous
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excessive. not necessary
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evitable
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avoidable
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magnanimity
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generosity
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expedient
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resource
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posterity
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all succeeding generations
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alacrity
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speed
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venerable
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commanding respect
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iniquity
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sin
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indecorous
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improper
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ostentatious
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intended to attract notice, showy
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sagacious
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shrewd, perceptive
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vagary
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unpredictable occurrence
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tremulous
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characterized by trembling
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waggery
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mischievous humor
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impertinent
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not showing proper respect
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obstinacy
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stubbornness
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inscrutable
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not able to be easily understood
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maledictions
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curses
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prescient
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having foreknowledge
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pertinaciously
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unyielding
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