Transcendentalism Vocabulary

Question 1

Importune

Answer 1

To press or urge with troublesome persistence
To request or beg for urgently

Question 2

Nonconformist

Answer 2

A person who does not conform to a generally accepted pattern of thought or action

Question 3

Perpetual

Answer 3

Holding something (such as an office) for life or for an unlimited time

Question 4

Conviction

Answer 4

The act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime, especially in a court of law
A strong persuasion or belief

Question 5

Aversion

Answer 5

A feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it

Question 6

Absolve

Answer 6

To set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt

Question 7

Dilapidated

Answer 7

Decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse

Question 8

Sublime

Answer 8

To elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor

Question 9

Superfluous

Answer 9

Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : EXTRA

Question 10

Magnanimity

Answer 10

The quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity