Vocab Quiz Flashcards

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melancholy

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sad or depressed

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presentiment

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a feeling that something happens

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ardor

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eagerness; enthusiasm

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4
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unintelligible

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unable to be understood

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5
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dissuade

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to persuade not to; to discourage

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6
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recalcitrance

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stubborn resistance to authority

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amiably

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in a friendly manner; pleasently

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corrosive

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capable of eating away solid substances

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brevity

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briefness; abruptness

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10
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sanction

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authorization

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lavishly

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very freely or abundantly

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