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::: augury - omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
::: preponderance - superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant
::: curtail - shorten; reduce
::: discernible - distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement
::: remit - transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment
::: hapless - unfortunate; luckless
::: patrimony - property inherited from a father
::: causal - implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality
::: regent - a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent
::: ruse - trick to deceive; stratagem