SV: 4 Flashcards

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a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

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melancholy

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a thing said or done for amusement, a joke

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jest

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3
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strong and thick

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stout

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4
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give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction

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gratify

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5
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respect and admire

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esteem

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great sorrow or distress

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woe

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crush or flatten something with the feet

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tread

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forcibly put to an end; to prevent the development, action, or expression of (a feeling, impulse, idea, etc.); restrain

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suppress

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9
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written or spoken communication or debate

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discourse

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a small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor

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parish

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be filled with wonder or astonishment

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marvel

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never ending or changing; occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted

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perpetual

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create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice

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contrive

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a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person’s death

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heir

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a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise

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assurance

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of considerable importance, size, or worth; strongly built or made

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substantial

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a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble

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refuge

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worthy of attention or notice; remarkable

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notable

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develop rapidly and sucessfully

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flourish

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standing out so as to be clearly visible; attracting notice or attention

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conspicuous