Chapter XI: Higher Laws — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter XI: Higher Laws

venison (noun)

The meat of a deer; broadly, the flesh of any game animal hunted for food.

fowling (noun)

The hunting of wild birds for sport or food.

factitious (adjective)

Artificially created or developed; not genuine or natural.

ornithology (noun)

The branch of zoology that studies birds.

scullion (noun)

A servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks; a kitchen drudge.

repugnance (noun)

A strong feeling of disgust or aversion; intense distaste.

entomologists (noun)

Scientists who study insects.

temperately (adverb)

In a moderate, restrained manner; without excess.

ebriosity (noun)

Habitual drunkenness or intoxication; a tendency toward excessive drinking.

viand (noun)

An article of food; a dish or provision, especially one of high quality.

zephyr (noun)

A soft, gentle breeze; the west wind personified in Greek mythology.

transfixes (verb)

Causes someone to become motionless with awe, wonder, or astonishment; pierces through.

imbrute (verb)

To make brutal, degraded, or beastlike; to reduce to a brute condition.

moiling (adjective)

Drudging; toiling at hard, monotonous work; working in confusion.

austerity (noun)

The practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, often for spiritual reasons.

philanthropic (adjective)

Seeking to promote the welfare of others; charitable and benevolent.