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portend
[pawr-tend]
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

irenic
[ahy-ren-ik]
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

deprecate
[dep-ri-keyt]
to express earnest disapproval of

alabaster
[al-uh-bas-ter]
a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.

pervade
[per-veyd]
to become spread throughout all parts of

triskaidekaphobia
[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]
a fear of the number 13

arcane
[ahr-keyn]
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

loquacious
[loh-kwey-shuhs]
talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

penumbra
[pi-nuhm-bruh]
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off

convivial
[kuhn-viv-ee-uhl]
friendly; agreeable

heuristic
[hyoo-ris-tik]
encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems on his or her own, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and error

exhort
[ig-zawrt]
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently

curmudgeon
[ker-muhj-uhn]
a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person

enigma
[uh-nig-muh]
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation

perambulate
[per-am-byuh-leyt]
to walk through or over; travel through; traverse

vindicate
[vin-di-keyt]
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like