Emerson Voacb Flashcards

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aversion

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Strong feeling of dislike

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decorum

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Dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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exhilaration

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To enliven; invigorate

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importune

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To beg for something urgently

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noncomformist

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a person who refuses to conform, as to established customs, attitudes, or ideas

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occult

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System claiming use or knowledge of secret or supernatural powerless or agencies

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abject

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Utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched

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congenial

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Agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character

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deliberately

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Carley weighed or considered

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impetuous

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Pertaining to a sudden rash action, emotion; impulsive

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misgiving

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Feeling of doubt, distrust

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perturbation

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To disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate

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pervade

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To become spread throughout all parts of

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transgress

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To violate a law, command, moral code

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