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hellocaitlinn on July 20, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amicable | friendly |
| anachronistic | from the wrong time |
| augury | an omen or prediction |
| camaraderie | team spirit |
| coddle | to be protective of |
| effigy | a model of an image |
| fatalist | believes that people can't change their fate |
| filial | coming from a son or daughter |
| forestall | to take action against |
| foretaste | a preview |
| incongruous | out of place |
| imitative | copying |
| incipient | oncoming |
| interloper | intruder |
| portent | a sign |
| presage | to foretell |
| prescience | knowing something before it happens |
| ramification | consequence |
| solicitous | showing interest or concern |
| spontaneity | acting without planning |
| prescient | able to sense the future |
| suavity | quality of being agreeable and pleasant |
| truculence | the quality of being quick to fight or argue |
| unanimity | being united |
| winsome | charming |
| accost | to approach aggressively |
| altercation | a noisy public argument |
| altruism | selfless concern for others |
| argumentative | disagreeable |
| bellicose | aggressive |
| belligerence | aggressiveness |
| bludgeon | to strike with force |
| clairvoyant | able to see the future |
| congenial | friendly |
| debatable | open to discussion |
| denizen | resident |
| disputation | debate |
| fracas | a loud fight |
| genial | friendly |
| mimicry | the act of imitating |
| personable | friendly |
| portend | to foreshadow |
| premeditated | thought of beforehand |
| pugnacious | eager to argue |
| pummel | to hit to |
| scuffle | a fight or struggle |
| spat | a fight |
| squabble | a fight |
| tussle | a struggle |
| unassuming | modest |
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