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Walden Ch. 10 and 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hoary | ancient or venerable |
| Tingeing | to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint |
| Methought | it seems to me. |
| Derivative | not original; secondary. |
| Ramble | move aimlessly from place to place |
| Abutment | place at which touching occurs |
| Resplendent | shining brilliantly |
| Benvenuto Cellini | Italian sculptor |
| Eke | to get with great difficulty |
| Sibyl | like |
| Cynosure | one that serves to direct ot guide |
| Starveling | marked by poverty or inadequency |
| Akimbo | set in a bent position |
| Demurred | delayed; hesitated |
| Lea | grassland; pasture |
| Russet | reddish |
| Gabardinw | firm hard |
| Guy Faux | Catholic man and member |
| Talaria | winged sandal |
| Hoary | ancient or venerable |
| Tingeing | to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint |
| Methought | it seems to me. |
| Derivative | not original; secondary. |
| Ramble | move aimlessly from place to place |
| Abutment | place at which touching occurs |
| Resplendent | shining brilliantly |
| Benvenuto Cellini | Italian sculptor |
| Eke | to get with great difficulty |
| Sibyl | like |
| Cynosure | one that serves to direct ot guide |
| Starveling | marked by poverty or inadequency |
| Akimbo | set in a bent position |
| Demurred | delayed; hesitated |
| Lea | grassland; pasture |
| Russet | reddish |
| Gabardinw | firm hard |
| Guy Faux | Catholic man and member |
| Talaria | winged sandal |
| Factitious | formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional standard |
| Ornithology | branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| Yave | Hebrew god |
| Wantonly | hard to control |
| Tenure | the act, right, ammer, or term of holding something |
| Whence | from what place, source, or cause |
| Scullion | kitchen helper |
| Entomologist | person who studies insects |
| Kirby | English entomologist |
| Spence | entomologist |
| Tidbit | a choice morsel of food; pleasing bit |
| Insectivorous | feeding on insects |
| Intangible | inacapable of being felt by touch |
| Ebriosity | drunkenness or intoxication from alcohol |
| Ved | Indian text |
| Vedant | part of Upanishads |
| Palate | a usually intellectual taste or liking |
| Thseng | tseu |
| Alderman | a person governing a kingdom, district, or shrine |
| Viand | an item of food |
| Indifferent | marked by impartiality |
| Reproof | criticism for a fault |
| Mencius | Chinese philosopher |
| Pervade | to become diffused throughout every part of |
| Transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature |
| Chastity | the quality or state of being pure, simple, and integral |
| Faun | figure in Rome similar to but gentler than the satyr |
| Saty | a sylan deity in Greek resembling a horse or goat |
| Disafforested | changed in the status of a forest |
| Cohabit | to live together |
| Prostrate | completely overcome and lacking vitality, will or power to rise |
| Heathenish | resembling barbaric attitudes |
| Precepts | commands or principles intended especially as a general rule |
| Imbrute | to sink to the level of a brute |
| Scurf | something like flakes or scales adhering to a surface |
| Moiling | requiring hard work |
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