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acknowledgment

allurement

argument

believable

careful

caring

desirable

encouragement

hoping

knowledgeable

losing

manageable

placement

placing

shameful

acknowledgment

allurement

argument

believable

careful

caring

desirable

encouragement

hoping

knowledgeable

losing

manageable

placement

placing

shameful

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Vantage

A place of position affording a good view of something

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Minion

A follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one

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Harbinger

A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

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Dire

Extremely serious or urgent

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Frieze

A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling

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Apparition

A ghost or ghostlike image of a person

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Accursed

Under a curse

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Assail

Make a concerted or violent attack on

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Avouch

Affirm or assert

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Kindle

Light or set on fire

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Equivocate

Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the trust or avoid committing oneself

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Knell

The sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral

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Trifle

A thing of little value or importance; a small amount of something

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Thane

A man who held land granted by the king or by a military nobleman

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Sooth

Truth

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Corporeal

Relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit

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Blight

Spoil, harm, or destroy

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Adage

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

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Wanton

(of a cruel or violent action) deliberate and unprovoked, often unrestrained in behavior

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Chastise

Rebuke or reprimand severely

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