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NOUNS
NOUNS (Again)
VERBS
ADJECTIVES
QUOTABLE PHRASES
100
This paragraph 9 noun derives from the Greek roots for "love" and "man," and refers to "a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes."
What is a "philanthropist?"
100
This paragraph 8 noun refers to "an event, scene, or display regarded in terms of its visual impact." In its plural form, it can also be a synonym for "eye-glasses."
What is "spectacle?"
100
This single sentence verb in paragraph 4, on page 261, means simply "listen."
What is "hark?"
100
This adjective means "requiring a strenuous effort" or "very difficult and tiring." It appears on page 263, in paragraph 9.
What is "arduous"
100
"To be great is to be _____________." (Paragraph 14; 265)
What is "misunderstood?"
200
In its uncapitalized, less familiar form, Emerson employs this word to mean "a person's physical state with regard to vitality, health, and strength," or perhaps more accurately, "a person's mental or psychological makeup." You'll find it in paragraph 7, on page 262.
What is "constitution?"
200
In paragraph 3, on page 261, Emerson uses this earthy noun in its Christian, or poetic sense of "the substance of the human body."
What is "clay?"
200
This verb in paragraph 5, on page 261, means to "consider (someone/something) to be unworthy of one's consideration."
What is "disdain?"
200
This unintentionally titillating adjective means "holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority." It can also mean "denoting a person or thing from whom or which the name of an artistic work or similar is taken." It appears in paragraph 7, on page 262.
What is "titular?"
200
In paragraph 14, on page 265, Emerson calls this "the hobgoblin of little minds."
What is "a foolish consistency?"
300
This strangely spelled noun in paragraph 4, on page 261, refers not to the stuff sick people hack up, but rather it refers to one of the four medieval humors, or moods. In this sense it's a synonym for "calm."
What is "phlegm?"
300
This paragraph 2 noun, on page 260, may be more familiar to some folks because of the 1972 movie which used it for a title. It means "the action of being rescued or set free." (Emerson uses it in a short aphoristic sentence).
What is "deliverance?"
300
This verb can be made into its more familiar adjective by adding the suffix "-some." As a verb it means "to hinder, hamper, or obstruct."
What is "cumber?"
300
This adjective derives from an Ancient Greek word that meant "lasting only for a day." In English, the word's meaning has been expanded to mean "lasting only for a very short period of time." It appears on page 262, in paragraph 7.
What is "ephemeral?"
300
In the second sentence of paragraph 4, the pronoun "these" refers to ____________.
What is "children, babes, and even brutes?" (just "children" is acceptable)
400
This paragraph 3 noun found from page 261 means one who "has ambitions to achieve something, typically to follow a particular career."
What is an "aspirant?"
400
This paragraph 9 noun, which appears on page 263, does not mean "malicious, aggressive, or unkind." Rather, it is a synonym for "things of poor quality."
What is "meanness?"
400
This paragraph 3 verb, on page 260, means "being the strongest or main element" of or in something.
What is "predominating?"
400
More familiarly used as a noun, this adjective means "dispensing with needless details or formalities." It appears on page 261, in paragraph 5.
What is "summary?"
400
In the first paragraph, on page 260, this poetic multiple- word phrase captures a sense of people's tendency to become "star-struck" or fascinated by the greatness of others.
What is "the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages?"
500
This noun in paragraph 3, on page 260, means "the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power."
What is "Providence?"
500
This obscure noun in paragraph 8, on page 263, means "atone for (guilt or sin)."
What is "expiation?"
500
This verb in paragraph 5, on page 261, could mean to "gain (esteem or goodwill)" or from someone, or "placate or pacify."
What is "conciliate?"
500
We hear this familiar adjective used everyday as both an adjective and a noun. However, nowadays, we use it to mean something quite different than its archaic sense of "easily shaped or molded" in paragraph 3, on page 261.
What is "plastic?"
500
Some might think this phrase particularly creepy, but regardless of how you feel about it, most of us drag "one" around with us everyday. It appears in paragraph 13, on page 263.
What is "monstrous corpse of your memory?"