propitious

pro·pi·tious [pruh-pish-uhs]
–adjective

1.	presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.

2.	indicative of favor; auspicious: propitious omens.

3.	favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive: propitious gods.

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viands

vi·and [vahy-uhnd]
–noun

1.	an article of food.

2.	viands, articles or dishes of food, now usually of a choice or delicate kind.

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salubrious

sa·lu·bri·ous [suh-loo-bree-uhs]
–adjective favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.

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vicissitude

vi·cis·si·tude [vi-sis-i-tood, -tyood]
–noun

1.	a change or variation occurring in the course of something.

2.	interchange or alternation, as of states or things.

3.	vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs: They remained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years.

4.	regular change or succession of one state or thing to another.

5.	change; mutation; mutability.

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moribund

mor·i·bund [mawr-uh-buhnd, mor-]
–adjective

1.	in a dying state; near death.

2.	on the verge of extinction or termination.

3.	not progressing or advancing; stagnant: a moribund political party.

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propound

pro·pound (prə-pound')
To put forward for consideration; set forth.

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ablution

ab·lu·tion /əˈbluʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-bloo-shuhn]
–noun

1.	a cleansing with water or other liquid, esp. as a religious ritual.

2.	the liquid thus used.

3.	a washing of the hands, body, etc.

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