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Vocabulary Unit 10. harbinger (HAR bin jur). Noun Person or thing that signals what will follow Synonyms: forerunner, herald, announcer, precursor. opportune (op ur TOON). Adjective Timely, suitable, favorable Synonyms: well-timed, appropriate, convenient, auspicious.
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harbinger(HAR bin jur) • Noun • Person or thing that signals what will follow • Synonyms: forerunner, herald, announcer, precursor
opportune(op ur TOON) • Adjective • Timely, suitable, favorable • Synonyms: well-timed, appropriate, convenient, auspicious
skeptical(SKEP tih kul) • Adjective • Doubting, questioning • Synonyms: disbelieving, doubtful, suspicious, incredulous
cardinal(KAR duh nul) • Adjective • Fundamental, chief, of basic importance • Synonyms: main, central, essential, principal, paramount
trivial(TRIV ee ul) • Adjective • Of little importance • Synonyms: unimportant, ordinary, commonplace, insignificant, iinconsequential
meretricious(mer uh TRISH us) • Adjective • Insincere; vulgarity, showily, or cheaply attractive • Synonyms: flashy, showy, tawdry
lampoon(lam POON) • Noun • Ridiculous or humorous attack on a person, group, or institution • Synonyms: mockery, ridicule, satire
fetish(FET ish) • Noun • Object of obsessive concern or unreasoning devotion • Synonyms: passion, obsession, mania
zenith(ZEE nith) • Noun • Point in the sky directly overhead; highest point • Synonyms: peak, climax, summit, apex
nadir(NAY dur) • Noun • Point in the sky directly opposite the zenith and directly beneath the observer; lowest point • Synonyms: low point, depths, bottom, nethermost point