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Walden Chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antaeus | Greek giant, son of Poseidon and Gaia. Challenge all passerby to wrestling matches, kill them, and collect their skulls so that ‘someday’ he could build a temple to his father. He was strong ONLY when remained in contact with the ground. |
| Effete (adj.) | lacking in vigor; degenerate |
| Festoons (n.) | foliage draped and bound at intervals to form decorations |
| Dobbin (n.) | a horse, for farm work or family use; a drinking vessel |
| Rigmarole (n.) | an elaborate procedure; confused talk |
| Pinions (n.) | terminal segment of the wing of a bird (feathers) |
| Scarlatina (n.) | mild form of scarlet fever |
| Tantivy (adj.) | swift; rapid |
| Iteration (n.) | repetition |
| Invidious (adj.) | offensive |
| Sedulously (adj.) | diligent |
| Repastination (n.) | repeatedly digging up, as of a garden or field |
| Sordid (adj.) | morally ignoble; selfish |
| Succedaneous (adj.) | used as a substitute (medical prescriptions) |
| Ineffable (adj.) | incapable of being expressed in words; inexpressible |
| Cato (n.) | Roman statesman. Noted for military service but loved agriculture in free time. |
| Magnanimity (n.) | being generous in forgiving an insult; high |
| Cinquefoil | any of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five |
| auxiliaries | a person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper. |
| oust | to expel or remove from a place or position occupied |
| perennial | (of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years. |
| drudgety | menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work. |
| oratorios | an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery. |
| Winnowing | to drive or blow (chaff, dirt, etc.) away by fanning. |
| Portentous | ominously significant or indicative |
| outlandish | having a foreign appearance. |
| gala | festive; festal; showy |
| Sonorous | rich and full in sound, as language or verse. |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible |
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