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Exploring Vocabulary: Harbinger, Opportune, Skeptical, and More

This vocabulary unit delves into essential terms such as "harbinger" (a sign of what is to come), "opportune" (favorable timing), "skeptical" (a questioning attitude), and more. Each word is defined with synonyms to enhance understanding. From "cardinal," an essential concept, to "trivial," indicating lesser importance, and "meretricious," denoting insincerity, these terms enrich your language skills. The unit also includes "lampoon," a humorous critique, "fetish," signifying obsessive devotion, and the contrasting terms "zenith" and "nadir," representing the highest and lowest points.

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Exploring Vocabulary: Harbinger, Opportune, Skeptical, and More

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 10

  2. harbinger(HAR bin jur) • Noun • Person or thing that signals what will follow • Synonyms: forerunner, herald, announcer, precursor

  3. opportune(op ur TOON) • Adjective • Timely, suitable, favorable • Synonyms: well-timed, appropriate, convenient, auspicious

  4. skeptical(SKEP tih kul) • Adjective • Doubting, questioning • Synonyms: disbelieving, doubtful, suspicious, incredulous

  5. cardinal(KAR duh nul) • Adjective • Fundamental, chief, of basic importance • Synonyms: main, central, essential, principal, paramount

  6. trivial(TRIV ee ul) • Adjective • Of little importance • Synonyms: unimportant, ordinary, commonplace, insignificant, iinconsequential

  7. meretricious(mer uh TRISH us) • Adjective • Insincere; vulgarity, showily, or cheaply attractive • Synonyms: flashy, showy, tawdry

  8. lampoon(lam POON) • Noun • Ridiculous or humorous attack on a person, group, or institution • Synonyms: mockery, ridicule, satire

  9. fetish(FET ish) • Noun • Object of obsessive concern or unreasoning devotion • Synonyms: passion, obsession, mania

  10. zenith(ZEE nith) • Noun • Point in the sky directly overhead; highest point • Synonyms: peak, climax, summit, apex

  11. 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

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