Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Writings" - Vocab Flashcards

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conviction

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  • noun

- fixed or firm belief

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absolve

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  • verb

- to free from guilt or blame of their consequences

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suffrage

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  • noun

- approval; support

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constitution

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  • noun

- character or condition of mind; temperament; disposition

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exhilaration

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  • noun

- a feeling of high spirits or lively joy

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occult

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  • adjective

- secret or hidden from view

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incorrect use of vocab word

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  • if you don’t finish all you work, you will get a bad grade and bad exhilaration
  • mary’s election was conviction from other members of the club that she would be the best president
  • he read his occult in the paper each morning to see what kind of day he was going to have
  • there is so much suffrage in the world that we all need to take action to relieve it
  • no matter how hard he tried, Tom couldn’t absolve the right answer
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