English Vocab F451
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Melancholy
feeling a pensive sadness
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Conjure
Call upon or call to mind
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Fervor
intense and passionate feeling
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Cacophony
a harsh discordant mixture of sounds
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Distill
extract the most essential meaning or aspect of
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Pratfall
a stupid and humiliating action
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Dictum
a formal pronouncement from an __authoritative__ source.
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Patronage
the power to control appointments to office or the right to __privileges__
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Cadenced
rhythmic flow
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Profusion
an abundance of something
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Insidious
proceed in a gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects
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Torrent
a sudden outpouring of
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Perfunctorily
quickly, without care or interest
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Juggernaut
a huge, powerful force/institution
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Pedantic
overly concerned with minute details
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Scapegoat
a person who is blamed for the mistakes or faults of others
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Suffuse
gradually spread through or over
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Prattle
foolish or inconsequential talk
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Contemptible
deserving contempt, despicable
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Trifle
a thing of little value or importance v- treat without seriousness or respect
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