Swift, Pope, Wordsworth, and Coleridge- Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
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Averred
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Declared positively
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Alacrity
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Cheerful readiness
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Azure
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Sky blue
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Billet-doux
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Love letter
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Cabal
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A small group of plotters
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Cataract
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Waterfall
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Circumspection
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Prudence; inspecting all surrounding evidence
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Coquette
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A flirting woman
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Demesnes
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Estates worked by the owner
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Disapprobation
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Disapproval by authorities
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Dulcimer
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A musical instrument with metal strings that are struck with a light hammer
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Encomium
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A formal praising of
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Exhortation
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A communication emphatically urging someone to do or not do something
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Expedient
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A means by which one can achieve a desired result
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Expiate
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To make amends for