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Emerson Vocab

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Sanctitynoun the quality or state of being holy or sacred
Cordialadjective tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate, sincerely or deeply felt
Placidadjective serenely free of interruption or disturbance
Circumferencenoun the perimeter of a circle
Disparagedtransitive verb to lower in rank or reputation
Noxiousadjective constituting a harmful influence on mind or behavior, odor
Perishableadjective liable to expire or decay
Refractoryadj. unresponsive, resisiting control or authority
Constitutionnoun an established law or custom, the physical makeup og the individual
Incursionnoun invasion
Aversionnoun a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
Scrupulousadj. having moral integrity
Perturbationsnoun something causing disruption, trouble, or disorder
Equinoxnoun either of the two times each year when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are everywhere on earth of approximately equal length
Choleranoun an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by a comma-shaped gram-negative bacillus when it is present in large numbers in the proximal part of the human small intestine
Veracitynoun truthfulness, devotion to the truth
Ignominousadj. deserving shame
Quadrumanousadj. having four hands
Cossetverb to pamper, cuddle, comfort
Flippantadj. lack of seriousness
Preamblenoun an introductory statement
Maximnoun a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
Anomalynoun something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified
Inexplicableadj incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
Cohereverb to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass



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