vocab 7 Flashcards

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auspices

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n. kindly patronage and guidance. a prophetic sign

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auspicious

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adj. favored by fortune; prosperous

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circumspect

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adj. careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences. watchful and discreet

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despicable

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adj. deserving to be despised, regarded with disgust; contemptable

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introspective

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adj. the act or process of looking into oneself

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perspicuity

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n. clearness or lucidity, as of a statement. clear, plain, obvious.

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7
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prospective

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n. relating to or effective in the future; expected.

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specious

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adj. having a false look of truth or genuineness

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specter

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n. visible disembodied spirit; ghost

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spectrum

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n. range of different people, things, etc.

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