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n. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone; predecessor; herald; precursor
(a) bivouac
(b) harbinger
(c) aegis
(d) trivia
 
n. abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
(a) pretending
(b) subaltern
(c) exposure
(d) braggadocio
 
n. a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions
(a) effluvium
(b) pragmatist
(c) oratorio
(d) spate
 
n. an office that involves minimal duties
(a) ardor
(b) juggernaut
(c) sinecure
(d) mores
 
n. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; thought process; intellection; mentation
(a) quay
(b) demolition
(c) coquette
(d) cerebration

 

n. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it; pulpit; rostrum; ambo; stump; soapbox
(a) podium
(b) ordeal
(c) panacea
(d) windfall
 
adj. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; fluent; silver; silver-tongued; smooth-spoken
(a) facile
(b) astringent
(c) convivial
(d) dour
 
n. breeze
(a) incongruity
(b) unction
(c) obelisk
(d) zephyr
 
n. the deep vascular inner layer of the skin; derma
(a) labyrinth
(b) vagary
(c) flair
(d) corium
 
n. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy; lethargy; slackness
(a) lassitude
(b) anachronism
(c) courier
(d) husbandry

n. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone; predecessor; herald; precursor (b) harbinger
n. abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open) (c) exposure
n. a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions (b) pragmatist
n. an office that involves minimal duties (c) sinecure
n. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; thought process; intellection; mentation (d) cerebration
n. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it; pulpit; rostrum; ambo; stump; soapbox (a) podium
adj. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; fluent; silver; silver-tongued; smooth-spoken (a) facile
n. breeze (d) zephyr
n. the deep vascular inner layer of the skin; derma (d) corium
n. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy; lethargy; slackness (a) lassitude

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