Vocab 13 Flashcards

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innate

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existing in a person from birth; belonging to the original or essential constitution; inborn, native, natural

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augur

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to prognosticate from signs or omens; to divine, forebode, anticipate. or things: to betoken, portend, give promise of

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exculpate

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to free from guilt or blame; to clear from accusation

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malignant

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characterized by intense ill will; keenly desirous of the suffering or misfortune of others

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propinquity

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nearness or closeness in space; neighborhood, proximity. nearness in blood or relationship; close kinship. nearness in nature, association, etc

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talisman

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any object held to be endowed with magic virtue; a charm

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irrefragable

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that cannot be refuted or disproved; incontrovertible, incontestable, indisputable, irrefutable, undeniable. of persons: obstinate, inflexible, stubborn

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obeisance

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homage of submission to a person in authority; deference towards an acknowledged superior; respectfulness of manner or bearing

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effluence

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