NAG + PREDICT + LUCK Flashcards

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NAG

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cavil, enjoin, hector, martinet, reproof

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cavil (KAV-uhl)

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to raise trivial objections, to nag

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enjoin (en-JOIN)

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to order to do something

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hector

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to bully, to act in domineering way

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martinet (MAHR-tn-et)

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strict disciplinarian; (someone who adheres to rules)

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reproof

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act of reproving, censuring

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cavil, enjoin, hector, martinet, reproof

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NAG

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PREDICT

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augur, fey, portentous, presage, prognosticate

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augur

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(n.) prophet; (v.) to divine

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fey

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fated to die; (excitement that presages death)

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portentous

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ominously significant; (prodigious, amazing)

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presage

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(n.) an omen; (v.) to predict

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prognosticate

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to predict or forecast from current indications or signs

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augur, fey, portentous, presage, prognosticate

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PREDICT

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LUCK

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adventitious, kismet, propitiate

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adventitious

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appearing accidentally or unexpectedly, by chance

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kismet

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fate

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propitiate

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to appease someone or to conciliate

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adventitious, kismet, propitiate

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LUCK