Francis Bacon: Essays and Major Works

Francis Bacon: Essays and Major Works Glossary

Devoured

To totally absorb

Diligence

Persistent work

Cunning

To be crafty and achieve goals through deception

Destitute

Extremely poor

Absurdity

To be unreasonable

Solitude

To be alone

Admonition

To reprimand

Extremity

The furthest point or limit of something

Trepidations

Feelings of fear or agitation about something that might happen

Cosmography

Science dealing with the general features of the universe

Manifold

Many and various

Tabernacle

A meeting place for worship

Germinant

Having the capacity to grow or develop

Invective

Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

Estimation

A rough calculation

Transitory

Not permanent

Tenuity

Lack of solidity or substance

Compatible

Able to exist or occur together without conflict

Melancholy

A feeling of sadness, usually with no obvious cause

Rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

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