Whitman Vocab

Question 1

rhapsody

Answer 1

highly emotional speech or writing

Question 2

jingoism

Answer 2

profession of one’s patriotism loudly and excessively

Question 3

sartorial

Answer 3

of or pertaining to clothing or style or manner of dress:

Question 4

peruse

Answer 4

to read through with thoroughness or care:

Question 5

fathom

Answer 5

to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand

Question 6

acquisitive

Answer 6

tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.

Question 7

supple

Answer 7

characterized by ease in bending; limber; lithe

Question 8

stealthy

Answer 8

secret, clandestine, or surreptitious

Question 9

cipher

Answer 9

writing using a transposition or substitution of letters, specially formed symbols, or the like. so as to communicate secrets
OR to calculate numerically

Question 10

tenacity

Answer 10

quality of having a firm hold

Question 11

banter

Answer 11

an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks

Question 12

pantheism

Answer 12

tolerance of all religions OR the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations

Question 13

nonchalance

Answer 13

cool indifference or lack of concern; casualness

similar to indifference except more arrogant

Question 14

stalwart

Answer 14

strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust.

Question 15

prolific

Answer 15

producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive:

Question 16

hagiography

Answer 16

idolization a person or great man, leaving out any negative stuff

Question 17

vestige

Answer 17

a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence

Question 18

nascent

Answer 18

beginning to exist or develop

Question 19

insouciance

Answer 19

lighthearted lack of care or concern; indifference.

Question 20

exalt

Answer 20

to elevate by praise

Question 21

messianic

Answer 21

idealistic, having a spirit of deliverance, salvation, like the Messiah

Question 22

timorous

Answer 22

fearful

Question 23

apostrophe

Answer 23

a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea

Question 24

cabal

Answer 24

a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority

Question 25

decorum

Answer 25

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc