eng tfa vocab definitions

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approbation

approval or praise

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brusque

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner

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discern

perceive or recognize; distinguish with difficulty by sight or other senses

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discordant

disagreeing; characterized by quarreling and conflict; (of sounds) harsh and harring because of lack of harmony

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elusive

difficult to find, catch, or achieve; difficult to remember or recall

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harbinger

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

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irreparable

(of an injury or loss) impoissble to recetify or repair

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prowess

skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

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revere

feel deep respect or admiration for (something)

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specious

superficially plausible, but actually wrong; misleadingly attractive

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superfluous

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

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trifle

a thing of little value or importanct; to treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect