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Chapter 8 Fiske Book
Fiske Word Power 1-9
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English
11th Grade
09/20/2011

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Term
Ominous
Definition
Foreshadowing of the future ALWAYS threatening
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Portentous
Definition
Carrying a sign, a portent of the threats of the future.
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Inauspicious
Definition
forecasts of negatively (without the "IN" auspicious means forecasts positively.)
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Imminent
Definition
something about to occur positive or negative.
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Impending
Definition
Near arrival of the event.
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Minatory
Definition
Something threatening (Think Minotaur NOT GOOD!)
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Presage
Definition
a prediction, something bad
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bode (FOREbode)
Definition
an omen with Fore means stronger.
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Propitiate
Definition
actions to appease or calm "Ian hoped to avoid detention and propiate the principal's anger by leaving a box of doughnuts on his desk.
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Harbinger
Definition
an early warning
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