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auspicious 
1
 | excessively mournful, looking or sounding sad and dismal |
| one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
| blow away or off with a current of air, separate the chaff from by using air currents |
| auguring favorable circumstances and good luck |
churlish
2
| massive and extremely remote celestial object |
| having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way |
| generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility |
| of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function |
enfranchise
3
| represent falsely, be in contradiction with |
| the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) |
| having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way |
| grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude, grant voting rights |
epiphany
4
| a divine manifestation, twelve days after Christmas |
| the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time |
| shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point |
| grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude, grant voting rights |
evanescent
5
| tending to vanish like vapor, soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing |
| person having dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries |
| shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point |
| a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them |
fiduciary
6
| a political system governed by a few people |
| not involving or relating to different religious sects or political groups |
| a divine manifestation, twelve days after Christmas |
| involving trust, referring to paper currency depending on securities for its value |
incontrovertible
7
| either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length |
| necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny or disprove |
| any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance |
| weaken mentally or morally, disturb the composure of |
lugubrious
8
| excessively mournful, looking or sounding sad and dismal |
| massive and extremely remote celestial object |
| shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point |
| the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules) |
mitosis
9
| having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way |
| blow away or off with a current of air, separate the chaff from by using air currents |
| type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having same number and kind of chromosomes as parent nucleus |
| massive and extremely remote celestial object |
moiety
10
| tending to vanish like vapor, soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing |
| one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts |
| any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance |
| found in the ordinary course of events, occurring every day |