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a. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck


Spelling Word: auspicious
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a. shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth


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n. a divine manifestation, twelve days after Christmas


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a. generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility


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v. divide unfairly and to one's advantage, of voting districts


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n. the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others


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a. relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith


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n. unwillingness to get involved in or influence other people's activities


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n. a political system governed by a few people


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a. done with very great haste and without due deliberation, extremely steep


Spelling Word: precipitous