Collection 3: Song of Myself

As you read Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 11's Collection 3: Song of Myself, Growing Up Asian in America, poems by Emily Dickinson, Walden, Against Nature, The Minister's Black Veil, The Pit and the Pendulum
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  1. assume
    occupy or take on
  2. cease
    end
  3. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
  4. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  5. disposition
    your usual mood
  6. hieroglyphic
    a writing system using picture symbols
  7. Canuck
    informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular
  8. transpire
    come about, happen, or occur
  9. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  10. livid
    furiously angry
  11. yawp
    make a raucous noise
  12. scud
    the act of moving along swiftly
  13. effuse
    flow or spill forth
  14. eddy
    a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind
  15. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
Created on Wed Jul 09 22:53:10 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 10 13:31:23 EDT 2014)

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