emerson Flashcards

vocab

1
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existing but nor yet manifested, hidden, conceded

A

latent

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2
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having a pleasantly sharp flavor or appetizing flavor

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piquant

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3
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to stop someone from being angry or discontented

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conciliate

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4
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brilliant display or effect

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eclat

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5
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inspiring fear or respect by being impressively large

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formidable

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6
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to ask someone to do something pressingly and persistently for or to do something

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importune

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7
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holding or constituting a purely formal position or title without any real authority

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titular

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8
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lasting for a very short time

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ephemeral

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9
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cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand surrender

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capitulate

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10
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behavior, writing or speech that is designed to impress

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affectation

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11
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cry querulously or weakly

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pules

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12
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make guilt or offense seem less serious or more forgivable

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extenuate

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13
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atone for guilt or sin

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expiate

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14
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politely or patiently restrain an impulse to do something, refrain

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forbear

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15
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the quality of being convenient and practical despite being possibly being improper or immoral

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expediency

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16
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distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated

17
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take a position of power or importance by force or illegally

18
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the fact or condition of being magnanimous, generosity

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magnanimity

19
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to announce or remark in an official gazette

20
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an action or remark that causes outrage or offense

21
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obedient or attentive to an excessive pr servile degree

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obsequious

22
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given to begging

23
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someone who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage

24
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pleasant to look at, attractive

25
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the effect whereby the position or direction of an abject appears to differ when viewed from different positions

26
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lack of piety or reverence especially for a god

27
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place or insert between one thing and another

28
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lack of respect, rudeness

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impertinence

29
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a moral fable especially one with animals as characters

30
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use or take advantage of an opportunity or available resource

31
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take foolishly or tediously about about something

32
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an area in town designated fro specific or restricted use especially one that is close to traffic

33
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the quality of being childish sulky or bad tempered

34
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of a priest hear the confession and persistently for or to do something

35
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showing or suffering from nervousness, fear or a lack of confecedence

36
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a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining

37
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strong disapproval typically on moral grounds

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disapprobation

38
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make something bad or unsatisfactory better

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ameliorate

39
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a temporary camp without tents or cover used especially by soldiers or mountaineers