Emerson and Thoreau Vocab List (AG)

What does "sanctity" mean?

• the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly

• the adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty

• the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable

• to meet or satisfy a need

What does "connate" mean?

• going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding

• existing in a person or thing from birth

• the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable

• to meet or satisfy a need

What does "impart" mean?

• unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

• to speak or write authoritatively about a topic

• to bestow or give

• to meet or satisfy a need

What does "transcendent" mean?

• existing in a person or thing from birth

• going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding

• to speak or write authoritatively about a topic

• the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable

What does "integrity" mean?

• the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly

• the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable

• the adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty

• existing in a person or thing from birth

What does "discourse" mean?

• to meet or satisfy a need

• to speak or write authoritatively about a topic

• not considered to be respectable in character or appearance

• unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

What does "suffice" mean?

• to speak or write authoritatively about a topic

• to meet or satisfy a need

• to bestow or give

• the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly

What does "resignation" mean?

• the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable

• unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

• not considered to be respectable in character or appearance

• going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding

What does "superfluous" mean?

• existing in a person or thing from birth

• going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding

• unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

• not considerable to be respectable in character or appearance

What does "disreputable" mean?

• existing in a person or thing from birth

• going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding

• to meet or satisfy a need

• not considered to be respectable in character or appearance