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  Word Explanations harbinger, imposture, asteroid, moribund, qualms, affluence, malign, penurious, gibelike, hunker


   
Explanation of harbinger (noun)
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone; predecessor; herald; precursor



   
Explanation of imposture (noun)
pretending to be another person



   
Explanation of asteroid (noun)
any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)



   
Explanation of moribund (adjective)
being on the point of death



   
Explanation of qualms (noun)
form: qualms
pang of the conscience; regret; sorrow



   
Explanation of affluence (noun)
abundant wealth



   
Explanation of malign (verb)
forms: maligned; maligned; maligning
speak unfavorably about; traduce; drag through the mud



   
Explanation of penurious (adjective)
excessively unwilling to spend



   
Explanation of gibelike (adjective)
abusing vocally; jeering; mocking; taunting



   
Explanation of hunker (verb)
sit on one's heels; scrunch



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