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::: portend - foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning
::: pinnacle - peak; highest point; acme; Ex. pinnacle of fame
::: embryonic - undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development
::: recalcitrant - disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
::: anvil - iron block used in hammering out metals
::: ambidextrous - capable of using either hand with equal ease
::: magnate - person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
::: incorporeal - without a material body; insubstantial
::: halfhearted - exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
::: capitulate - surrender; give up all resistance