Vocabulary and Definitions Assessment

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Diverge

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(of a road route or line) separate from another route, especially a main one, and go in a different direction.

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Alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful readiness; eagerness.

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Melancholy

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A feeling of pensive sadness.

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Ponderously

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Slow and clumsy because of great weight.

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Despotism

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The exercise of absolute power.

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Eager

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Showing keen interest or intense desire.

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Sorrowful

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Feeling or showing grief.

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Cumbersome

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Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use.

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Autocracy

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A system of government by one person with absolute power.

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Dismal

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Depressing; dreary.