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41 Cards in this Set
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Fort |
Happening by chance |
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Fortuitous |
Happening by a lucky accident or change; fortunate |
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Fortuity |
Chance or accident |
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ausp |
Birdwatcher, fortune teller |
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Auspices |
Protection or support; patronage |
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Auspicious |
Followed by favorable circumstances |
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Dest |
To determine |
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Predestination |
The belief that one fate has been determined in advance by a higher power |
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Destine |
Intend for a specific end or purpose |
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Sort |
Chance, lot, fate |
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Consortium |
A group of companies or institutions |
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Consort |
To keep company; associate (v) A romantic companion (n) |
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Propit |
Favorable |
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Propitious |
Lucky; favorable |
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Propitiate |
Too soothe or satisfy; to appease |
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Port |
To carry |
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Importune |
To urge or bend without end |
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Importunate |
Extremely demanding; insistent |
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Rapport |
A positive relationship |
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Fer |
Bear, carry |
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Insufferable |
Impossible to bear; intolerable |
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Preferential |
Giving or showing an advantage to one over another |
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Conferment |
The act of bestowing; a formal offer |
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pher, phor |
To carry, to bring |
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Periphery |
The outermost part or boundary |
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Euphoria |
a feeling of great happiness or well-being |
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gest |
To bear, carry |
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Congested |
Overcrowded; too tightly packed |
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gestate |
To conceive and develop in the mind or body |
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gesticulate |
To use gestures when speaking for emphasis |
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Sol |
Alone |
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Solipsism |
The theory that self is the only reality |
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Desolate |
Deserted and lonely |
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Soliloquy |
A literary or dramatic speech spoken by a solitary character |
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Mono |
One |
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Monotonous |
Unvarying, lacking in variety |
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Monosyllabic |
Having only one syllable |
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Monotone |
Famous of sound, style, manner, or color |
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vulg |
croud |
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Divulge |
To make public |
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Vulgar |
Of the common people |