Letters from an American Farmer Glossary

Letters from an American Farmer Glossary

aristocratic

Related to nobility

unfettered

Unconstrained and unbound

penury

A state of poverty or destitution

sagacity

Wisdom attained through experience

zeal

A passionate enthusiasm

embellish

To make more attractive through hyperbole or exaggeration

subsistence

The means of survival

asylum

A place of refuge

cultivate

To nurture and grow

dominion

The location over which one holds authority

toil

To actively work hard

admonition

A warning or reprimand

endeavor

To make an attempt at accomplishing something

implement

A device or tool; the strategy to start a plan

modification

A slight alternation or change to something

moderation

An exhibition of self-control and temperance

Vicissitude

A state of being subject to change and fluctuation

decorum

A code of etiquette or polite behavior

perpetual

Without end

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