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Pliant

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Synonym to compliant

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Compassionate

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Feeling or showing support for others

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Erratic

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Not regular

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Wind

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V. To change direction

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Trifling

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Trivial

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Obviate

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To anticipate and then prevent

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Condolence

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Sympathy with one who suffers

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Indolence

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Lazy or slothful

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Apathy

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Indifference, apathetic

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Diligent

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Careful and conscientious in carrying out a task or duties

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Wane

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Abate, subside

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Contentious

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Controversial

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Contend

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To strive in rivalry, compete

(Contend with)- to have a deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation

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Comparable

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Syn: similar
Ant: disparate

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Patent

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Adj: obvious, easily recognizable
N: a grant of sole authorship

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Concede

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Admit (often unwillingly)

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Substantiate

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Strengthen

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Scrutinize

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Examine someone or something in detail and critically

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Deem

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Judge

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Debunk

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To expose

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Obsolete

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Out dated

Obsolescent (becoming obsolete)

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Counterfeit

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Imitate something fraudulently

S: forgery

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Forge

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Produce a fraudulent copy or imitation
Create something strong and successful
- they forged a strong bond

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Defiance

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Character of shy

Adj: diffident

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Wretched

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Miserable

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Stingy

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Unwilling to give

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Extrapolate

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To estimate ( unknown fact) from known data

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Utter

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V: make sound or say something

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Ineffable

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Too great for description in word

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Fable

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Legend

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Betimes

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In good time, early

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Bevy

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A large group of people or things

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Commend

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To praise, eulogy

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Induct

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Install in a position

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Degrade

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Defame, defile, humiliate, dishonour

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Ingratiate

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To bring oneself into favor

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Placid

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Not easily upset or excited, calm

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Adhere

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Advocate of a particular thing

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Hyperbole

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Purposeful exaggeration for effects

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Idiosyncrasy

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Eccentricity, peculiarity

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Infusion

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A new additional element introduced into something

The company needs a serious infusion of cash

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Disposition

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Inclination to do something

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Indolence

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Slothful, disposition to avoid exertion

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Interim

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Time between 2 events

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Cynical

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Selfish, disregard of standard OR dubious, skeptical

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Contemptuous

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Mocking

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Astray

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Away from the right path or direction; err

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Nonpartisan

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Unbiased

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Noninvasive

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(Medical procedure) Not involving the introduction of instrument into the body

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Nonsequitur

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Conclusion not logically follow previous statement; nonsensical, Ridiculous

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Renounce

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Formally state that one has given up a claim, right or possession

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Adjunct

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An addition or supplementary part

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Tendentious

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Biased

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Contentious

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Disagreeable, quarrelsome, belligerent (hostile), inimical

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Extenuate

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Weaken, make less serious or force with excuse, attenuate

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Acute

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Serious or severe

An acute housing shortage

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Sarcastic

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Using words that say the opposite of what one means

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Skittish

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Restive

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Eminence

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The quality of being highly accomplished and respected within a particular area of activity

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Ostentatious

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Excessively showy

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Chronic

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Constant, continuing for a long time

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Nominal

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Existing in name only, negligible

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Zeal

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Great energy and enthusiasm

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Zealot

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A person who follows religion, cause, or policy very strictly or enthusiastically

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Illustrious

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Famous and admired for past achievements

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Astute

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sharp power of judgment

Shrewd

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Ascribe

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Consider something to be caused by

He ascribed his fits of depression to the divorce

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Fits

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A sudden burst of intense feeling

A fit of jealous rage

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Inconsequential

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Insignificant

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Disquiet

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Anxious

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Diligent

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Conscientious in carry out tasks or duties

S: assiduous, persistent, hardworking

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Subsist

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Manage to stay alive
(Law) remain in force or effect
Subsistence: referring to production without and surplus for trade (only enough for ones use)

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Tenuous

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Very slight or weak

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Aspiration

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Ambition

He never showed any aspiration for political office

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Assertive

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Confident and forceful personality

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Ubiquitous

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Universal; found everywhere

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Confound

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Perplex, confuse baffle

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Defacto

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Adj: existing in fact, whether legally recognized or not

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Indefatigable

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Not tiring or stopping

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Indecorous

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Not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper

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Proxy

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The authority to represent someone else

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Inscrutable

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Impossible to understand or interpret

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Obviate

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To prevent

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Peculiarly

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Relating to money

Peculation: embezzlement of public funds

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Iniquity

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Wickedness, injustice

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Arrant

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Downright, utter, completely, notorious (negative tone)

What arrant nonsense

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Penchant

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Inclination

A strong penchant for champagne

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Astray

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(To go astray) to err, to erratic, to deviate from right path

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Witty

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Ability to say cleverly and amusingly

S: piercing, incisive ; facetious, droll, jocular

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Mitigate

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Alleviate, assuage, appease, allay, abate, placate, pacify, moderate, conciliate

A: agitate, disquiet, rouse, outrage, distress

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Gullible

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Easily persuade

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Skeptic

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A person tends to question or doubt

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Evade

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Avoid

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Exonerate

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Free from blame
S: extricate
A: inculpate, culpable

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Deferential

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Respectful

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Mellow

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Pleasantly smooth or soft in sound or taste

S: mellifluous

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Militate

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Be a powerful or decisive factor in preventing something

These differences will militate against the two communities coming together

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Humanize

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Make something more suitable for people

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Fortuitous

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Occurring by chance or accident, adventitious

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Fidelity

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Faithfulness, loyalty
S: fiduciary
A: infidel (disbeliever in supposed true religion)

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Referendum

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To vote on political question open to entire electorate

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Foresight

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Harbinger, herald, prophetic

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