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Vocab - Thoreau
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| melancholy | depression of the spirits |
| extoll | to praise highly; glorify |
| transcendent | extending or lying beyond the limits of ordinary experience or comprehension |
| suffice | to meet or satisfy a need; to be competent or capable |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
| laissez-faire | a philosophy or practice characterized by refraining from interference especially with individual freedom of choice and action |
| vital | extremely important or needed |
| quintessential | perfectly typical or representative of a particular kinda of person or thing |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| libertarian | an advocate of the doctrine of free will; a person who upholds the principles of individual liberty especially of thought and action |