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Emerson Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
09/14/2008

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Eminent
Definition
reputed, distinguished
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admonition
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a warning
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piquancy
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appealingly provocative
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palms
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palms leaf carried as a symbol of victory; triumph
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suffrage
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the right of voting
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lintels
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horizontal beam that supports the structure above it
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magnanimity
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generosity of spirit; high mindedness
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hobgoblin
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an object or source of fear, dread or harassment
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equipage
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1.a collection of small article for person use.
2.horse drawn carriage with attendants
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obsequious
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submissive; fawning
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mendicant
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1.depending on alms for a living
2.a beggar
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sycophantic
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ingratiating (a sycophant is someone who seeks favors by flattering someone else)
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disburden
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to free of a burden
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avail
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to be of use or advantage to
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Antinomianism
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the belief that the Gospel frees Christians from obedience to any law, whether scriptural, civil, or moral and that salvation is attained solely through faith and diving grace; the belief that moral laws are relative rather than fixed or universal.
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Upbraid
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chastise; reprimand
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Amelioration
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the act of making something better, improving it
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Stoic
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one who is seemingly indifferent to joy, grief, pleasure or pain
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Prevail
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to succeed or overcome
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Felicities
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an instance of great happiness or bliss; happiness
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Halcyons
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Calm and peaceful. Noun: a fabled bird that was said to be able to calm the winds and waves while it nested at sea during the winter solstice.
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Interpolate
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butt in; interrupt
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Novitiate
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the period of being a novice
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Delineate
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demarcate; explain; outline
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Compunction
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regret; reluctance; second thoughts
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Sumptuous
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lavish, splendid, opulent
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Omnipresence
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always around
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Presentiment
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a feeling that something is about to occur, intuition, hunch, premonition
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Dissipated
Definition
wasted or squandered something away
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