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ambiguous
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having more than one meaning; unclear; uncertain
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ascend
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to move upward; to rise from a lower station
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augment
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to make greater or to supplement
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baleful
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destructive; deadly
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beguile
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to deceive; mislead; to persuade with charm
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boisterous
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rowdy; rough; stormy
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calamity
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a serious event causing stress or misfortune
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dirge
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funeral hymn; lament
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disparage
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to degrade; to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner
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dissemble
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to disguise; to pretend
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engrossed
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completely occupied or absorbed
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enmity
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absolute hatred
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entreaty
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a plea; an earnest request
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feint
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a false appearance; a fake to occupy defenses allowing a real blow
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inauspicious
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unfavorable
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inundate
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to flood to overflow
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lament
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to mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative manner
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obsequious
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overly attentive; like a sycophant; servile
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penury
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extreme poverty
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perjury
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false testimony under oath
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pernicious
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very destructive harmful or deadly
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portent
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a sign or forewarning
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posterity
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future generations, all descendants
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prate
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to talk slowly(idly) or foolishly at great length
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presage
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something that foreshadows a future event; foreknowledge of the future
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