Vocabulary 7 Flashcards

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harbinger

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(n) a forerunner, herald; (v) to herald the approach of

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minatory

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(adj.) menacing or threatening in nature or aspect

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portentous

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(adj.) foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self-consciously weighty, pompou

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presage

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(v) to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; (n) a warning or indication of the future

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propitiate

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(v) attempt to reconcile with, satisfy, or reduce the animosity of (a person, who is angry, offended, etc.)

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ad-

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to

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-al

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having characteristics of

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dis-

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not

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ratio

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reason

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simil

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same

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