The Blithedale Romance

The Blithedale Romance Glossary

alacrity

cheerful promptness or eagerness

obstinate

rigid and stubborn

phosphoric

glowing in the dark

demijohn

a large narrow-necked bottle usually enclosed in wickerwork (m-w.com)

ken

range of sight or vision

volition

will (as in the capacity to exercise such will)

indolent

doing nothing; languid; lazy

fastidious

very particular; hard to please

uncouth

lacking grace or manners; rough

phalansteries

cooperative communities, as in Fourier

peccadillos

small sins or errors that are not a big deal

niggardly

stingy

inclemency

lack of peace, as in rough weather

cognomen

a name

amalgamated

two or more things that came together

cynosure

something attracting a lot of interest

habiliments

clothing

apertures

openings

excrescence

a disfiguring or ugly mark or spot

fumigation

smoking of pipes or cigars (archaic)