Collection 3: Walden

As you read Henry David Thoreau's "Walden," 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. tarn
    a mountain lake, especially one formed by glaciers
  2. conventicle
    a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship
  3. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  4. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  5. evitable
    capable of being avoided or warded off
  6. Saint Vitus dance
    chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
  7. unfathomed
    situated at or extending to great depth
  8. perturbation
    a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
  9. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  10. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  11. freshet
    the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
  12. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  13. expeditious
    marked by speed and efficiency
  14. plead
    offer as an excuse
  15. stereotype
    treat or classify according to a conventional conception
  16. misgiving
    doubt about someone's honesty
  17. philosopher
    a wise person who is calm and rational
  18. dissipation
    dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
  19. Croesus
    a very wealthy man
  20. John Bull
    a man of English descent
Created on Wed Jul 09 23:53:58 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 10 13:31:45 EDT 2014)

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