Vocabulary Week 9

Front

• Definition: something that comes before and signals the approach of something else.

• Synonym: forerunner, predecessor, harbinger

Back

Precursor

Front

• Definition: something left out or not included.

• Synonym: exclusion, oversight, neglect

Back

Omission

Front

• Definition: repeated demands for payment of a debt.

Synonym: nagging, pestering, collecting

Back

Dunning

Front

• Definition: curved or rounded outward, like the surface of a ball.

Synonym: rounded, bulging, arched

Back

Convex

Front

• Definition: a person who pretends to be sick to avoid work or duty.

Synonym: shirker, slacker, dodger

Back

Malingerer

Front

• Definition: rich, luxurious, or generous in amount.

Synonym: extravagant, abundant, excessive

Back

Lavish

Front

• Definition: a feeling that something, especially bad, is about to happen.

Synonym: premonition, foreboding, intuition

Back

Presentiment

Front

• Definition: friendly and pleasant in manner.

Synonym: kind, good-natured, agreeable

Back

Amiable

Front

• Definition: a safe place or shelter from danger.

Synonym: sanctuary, haven, shelter

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Refuge

Front

• Definition: a person at a hotel who helps guests with services or information.

Synonym: attendant, caretaker, helper

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