Walden Vocab

Question 1

sojourn

Answer 1

noun: a temporary stay

Question 2

contriving

Answer 2

verb: to create or bring about by deliberate use of skill

Question 3

ebriosity

Answer 3

noun: drunkenness or intoxication from alcohol especially as a habitual state

Question 4

gluttonous

Answer 4

adjective: excessively greedy

Question 5

heathen

Answer 5

noun: a person who does not belong to a widely held religion as regarded by those who do

Question 6

imbrute

Answer 6

verb: to degreade or sink to the level of a brute

Question 7

insectivorous

Answer 7

adjective: feeding on insects, worms and other invertebrates

Question 8

inimation

Answer 8

noun: an indication or hint

Question 9

moiling

Answer 9

verb: to work hard

Question 10

omnipresent

Answer 10

adjective: widely or constantly encountered; common or widespread

Question 11

ornithology

Answer 11

noun: the scientific study of birds

Question 12

repose

Answer 12

noun: a state of rest, sleep or tranquility

Question 13

repugnance

Answer 13

noun: intense disgust

Question 14

scullion

Answer 14

noun: a servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks

Question 15

scurf

Answer 15

noun: flakes on the surface of the skin that form as fresh skin develops below, occurring especially as dandruff

Question 16

viand

Answer 16

noun: an item of food

Question 17

voracious

Answer 17

adjective: wanting or devouring great quantities of food