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Whitman vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| assume | in "Song of Myself," it means to take on |
| abeyance | temporary suspension; inactivity |
| hieroglyphic | picture symbol used in a writing system to represent sounds or words |
| sufficed | to be enough or adequate |
| harbor | to give shelter or offer refuge |
| hazard | unavoidable danger |
| disposition | state of mind or inclination |
| transpire | to be revealed or become known |
| inspired | breathed in |
| twinges | sudden, sharp pains |
| livid | deathly pale, pallid, ashen |
| pervading | spread throughout all parts of |
| plaudits | an enthusiastic expression of approval; applause |
| entrenchments | trenches dug in warfare to protect soldiers from advancing troops |
| gab | idle talk; chatter |
| barbaric yawp | a primitive, loud, harsh cry |
| scud | windblown mist and low clouds |
| effuse | spread out |
| eddies | small whirlwinds |
| free verse | poetry without a pattern of rhyme or rhythm |
| imagery | appeals to one of the five senses |
| figures of speech | similes and metaphors |
| symbols | a person, place, or thing that has meaning beyond itself |