Chapter VII: The Bean-Field — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter VII: The Bean-Field

cinquefoil (noun)

A low-growing plant of the rose family with compound leaves of five leaflets, commonly found in meadows and fields.

pulse (noun)

The edible seeds of leguminous plants such as beans, peas, and lentils, used as food.

effete (adjective)

Exhausted of vitality or productivity; worn out and barren.

sedulously (adverb)

With persistent and careful attention; diligently and industriously.

invidious (adjective)

Unfairly discriminating; likely to arouse resentment or anger in others.

tintinnabulum (noun)

A small bell or the tinkling sound of a bell; used in ancient Roman and pastoral contexts.

sonorous (adjective)

Producing a deep, rich, resonant sound; impressively grand in tone.

husbandry (noun)

The care, cultivation, and management of crops and animals; farming practiced as an art or science.

repastination (noun)

The act of digging or turning over the ground again; re-cultivation of soil.

laetation (noun)

The enrichment or manuring of soil; the process of making land fertile.

succedaneous (adjective)

Serving as a substitute or replacement for something else.

portentous (adjective)

Of or like a portent; ominously significant or remarkable; serving as a warning of something momentous.

subtile (adjective)

An archaic spelling of subtle; delicate, elusive, or difficult to perceive.

ineffable (adjective)

Too great, extreme, or beautiful to be expressed or described in words.

magnanimity (noun)

Generosity of spirit; the quality of being noble, forgiving, and free from pettiness.

grovelling (adjective)

Behaving in a servile, debased, or abjectly submissive manner; crawling on the ground.