Whitman Vocabulary Flashcards
Transfigured
To transform into something more beautiful
Copulation
Sexual intercourse
Translucent
allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semi-transparent
Tilth
prepared surface soil; tilled soil.
Occult
of or relating to magic
Convolutions
a coil or twist, especially one of many
Timorous
showing or suffering from nervousness fear, or a lack of confidence
Tussled
engaged in a vigorous struggle or scuffle.
Metaphysics
a branch of philosophy that examines the nature and reality
Diaphanous
light, delicate and translucent
Gambols
run or jump about playfully
Exuding
discharge slowly and steadily
Obliquely
not in a directed way, indirectly
Loafe
to idle one’s time away, typically by aimless wandering or loitering
Creeds
a set of beliefs or aims that guide someone’s actions -> specifically applicable to Christianity
Abeyance
a state of temporary inactivity; suspension
Suffice
to meet and satisfy a need
Harbor
keep in one’s mind especially secretly
Hazard
danger or risk
Disposition
someone’s inherent character or nature
Snipe
a brown bird native to wetlands and marches
Curling
form a curved shape
Kosmos
a Greek word meaning sum of everything
Afflatus
a divine creative impulse or inspiration
Primeval
of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world
Interminable
endless
Colter
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow
Libidinous
showing excessive sexual drive
Prongs
splits in a fork
Suffuse
gradually spread through or over
Staid
sedate, respectable and unadventurous
