Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Writings" - Vocab Flashcards
1
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conviction
A
- noun
- fixed or firm belief
2
Q
absolve
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- verb
- to free from guilt or blame of their consequences
3
Q
suffrage
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- noun
- approval; support
4
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constitution
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- noun
- character or condition of mind; temperament; disposition
5
Q
exhilaration
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- noun
- a feeling of high spirits or lively joy
6
Q
occult
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- adjective
- secret or hidden from view
7
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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