Vocabulary 7 Flashcards
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harbinger
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(n) a forerunner, herald; (v) to herald the approach of
2
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minatory
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(adj.) menacing or threatening in nature or aspect
3
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portentous
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(adj.) foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self-consciously weighty, pompou
4
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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
5
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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.)
6
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ad-
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to
7
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-al
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having characteristics of
8
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dis-
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not
9
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ratio
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reason
10
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simil
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same