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ambiguous
Having more than one meaning; unclear or uncertain.
ascend
To move upward or rise from a lower station.
augment
To make something greater or to supplement
baleful
destructive; deadly.
beguile
To deceive or mislead someone, often by using charm or persuasion.
boisterous
rowdy, rough, and stormy
calamity
A serious event that causes distress or misfortune.
dirge
A funeral hymn or a lament.
disparage
To degrade or speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner.
dissemble
To disguise or pretend.
engrossed
Completely occupied or absorbed in something.
enmity
Intense or absolute hatred.
entreaty
A plea or an earnest request.
feint
A false appearance or a fake punch used to distract and deceive.
inauspicious
Unfavorable or unlucky.
inundate
To flood or overflow with a large amount of something.
lament
To mourn or express sorrow in a demonstrative manner.
obsequious
Overly attentive, like a sycophant, or servile in nature.
penury
Extreme poverty or destitution.
perjury
The act of giving false testimony under oath.
pernicious
Very destructive or harmful; deadly.
portent
A sign or forewarning of something to come.
posterity
Future generations or all descendants of a person.
prate
To talk idly or foolishly at great length.
presage
Something that foreshadows a future event or foreknowledge of the future.
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