Final Words Flashcards

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ensue

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a. to occur as a consequence or result of something else
b. to take place subsequently; to follow

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ephemeral

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lasting for a brief time; fleeting; transitory

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harbinger

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a. a person or thing that signals or foreshadows what is to come negotiations
b. to signal the approach of; to warn

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imminent

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about to occur; impending

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interm

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a. a period of time between two events
b. temporary; not final

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interminable

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being of seeming to be without end; endless; tiresomely long

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perennial

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a. enduring; recurring or long-lasting
b. a plant that grows again each year

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precipitate

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a. to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely
b. to throw forcefully downward
c. sudden; unexpected

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provisional

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serving only for the time being; temporary

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retrospective

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a. looking back on, contemplating, or directed to the past
b. an exhibit or a performance of works produced by an artist over a considerable time period

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