DECK 20 Flashcards by Precious Siddiquee | Brainscape

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AUGUR

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predict future

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PORTEND

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foretell

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PREEMPT

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to block by acting first

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BODE

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to be an omen

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DECREPIT

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worn out

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ANTEDILUVIAN

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very old

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DEFUNCT

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extinct

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PERPETUATE

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immortalize, to keep from dying out

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DILAPIDATED

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worn out

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THREADBARE

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worn out

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APPREHENSIVE

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anxious

uneasy

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CONTRITE

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remorseful

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LAMENT

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to mourn, sorrow

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IGNOMINY

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shame, humilate

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POIGNANT

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stirring a sudden response

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CRYPTIC

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enigmatic

mysterious

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APOCRYPHAL

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forged, doubtful

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DISINGENUOUS

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deceitful, treachery

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PREVARICATE

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to lie

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FACADE

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superficial

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MIRTH

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laughter gale

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MALAPROPISM

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misuse of a word

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LEVITY

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not serious

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BARD

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skilled oet

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CHASTISE

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to punish or criticize

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REPROVE

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to scold

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REPREHENSIBLE

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censure, issue official blame

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REPROACH

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to blame, disapprove