Walden Vocab Flashcards

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Cultivate

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To acquire or develope (verb)

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Indicate

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To point out or show (verb)

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Deliberately

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In a careful or unhurried way (adverb)

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Preferred

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To have liked one thing more than another (verb-pt)

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Indigence

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A state of extreme poverty (noun)

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Squalidness

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Extremely dirty or unpleasant (adjective)

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Prudence

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Cautiousness (noun)

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Impervious

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Unable to be affected by (adjective)

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Culminate

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To reach the highest point (verb)

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Muckheap

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A heap of dung or refuse (noun)

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Disafforest

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To reduce from legal status of forest to ordinary land. (verb)

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Alluvion

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The action of the sea or river forming new land by deposition. (noun)

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Perchance

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Perhaps (adverb)

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Cenobite

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A member of a monastic community (noun)

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Glaucous

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Of a dull grayish-green or blue color (adjective)

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Amok

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Behave uncontrollably and disruptively. (adverb)

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Indweller

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An inner spirit or force. (noun)

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Encumbrance

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Something burdensome, useless, or superfluous. (noun)