English Fall Final

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Herald

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A sign that something is about to happen

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Ignoble

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Not honorable in character or person

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Impeach

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Call into question the integrity or validity of, to throw out of office

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Impel

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Drive, force, or urge to do something

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Implacable

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Relentless, unstoppable

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Incredulity

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The state of being unwilling or unable to believe in something

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Incumbent

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Necessary for someone as a duty or responsibility

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Infamous

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Well known for some bad quality or deed

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Inviolate

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Free or safe from injury or violation

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Laconic

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A speech or style of writing using very few words

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Laudable

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An action, idea, or goal that deserves praise and commendation

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Lavation

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The act of water washing against or over something

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Levity

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Humor or frivolity, the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect

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Lucrative

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Producing a great deal of profit

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Magnanimous

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Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself

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Mincing

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Cut up or grind food in very small pieces, walk with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness

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Modicum

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A small quantity of a particular thing, especially something desirable or valuable

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Mollify

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Appease the anger or anxiety of

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Munificent

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A gift or sum of money larger or more generous than is usual or necessary

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Mutiny

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An open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers

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Myriad

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A countless or extremely great number

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Obsecrate

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Earnest pleading or supplication

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Pecuniary

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Of, relating to, or consisting of money

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Piscatory

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Of or concerning fishing

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Poltroon

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A coward

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Porringer

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A small bowl, typically with a handle, used for soup

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Potentate

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A monarch or ruler

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Profligate

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Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources

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Projectile

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An object propelled through the air, especially one thrown as a weapon

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Propensity

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An inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

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Proscribed

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Forbid by law

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Recompense

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Make amends to someone for loss or harm suffered, compensate

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Refraction

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The fact or phenomenon of light being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another

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Retinue

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A group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person

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Ruminate

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Think deeply about something

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Sacristan

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Person in charge of the room where the priest prepares for service and its contents

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Sagacity

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Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement, shrewd

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Sequestration

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The act of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met

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Servility

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Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others

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Smite

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Strike with a firm blow

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Sonorous

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An imposingly deep or full voice

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Stealth

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Cautious and surreptitious action or movement

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Sublime

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Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

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Succor

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Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

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Sundry

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Of various kinds, several

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Superlative

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Of the highest quality or degree

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Supplicatory

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Ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly

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Temerity

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Excessive confidence or boldness

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Tenacity

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Not readily letting go of, giving up

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Tocsin

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An alarm bell or signal

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Transitory

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Not permanent

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Tremulous

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Shaking or quivering slightly

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Tribunal

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A court of justice

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Tumbrel

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An open cart that tilted backward to empty out its load, in particular one used to convey condemned prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution

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Unmitigated

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Absolute, unqualified

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Unscrupulous

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Having or showing no moral principles, not honest or fair

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Urchin

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A mischievous young child who is raggedly dressed

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Vestige

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A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

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Visage

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A person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features

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Vociferate

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Shout, complain, or argue loudly or vehemently

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Conducive

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Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible

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Dubious

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Hesitating or doubting

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Fervent

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Having or displaying a passionate intensity

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Furtive

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Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble, secretive

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Glib

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Fluent and wordy but insincere and shallow