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| brandish (v) | to wave something about, especially a weapon, in a menacing, theatrical, or triumphant way |
| plight (n) | a difficult or dangerous situation, especially a sad or desperate predicament |
| minion (n) | servile or slavish follower of somebody generally regarded as important |
| lavish (adj) | given or produced in abundance or to excess; to give or spend something generously or to excess |
| harbringer (n) | somebody or something that foreshadows or anticipates a future event |
| rapt (adj) | involved in, fascinated by, or concentrating on something to the exclusion of everything else |
| missive (n) | a letter or other written communication, often formal or legal communication |
| metaphysical (adj) | relating to the philosophical study of the nature of being and beings or a philosophical system resulting from such study |
| beguile (v) | to win and hold somebody's attention, interest, or devotion; to mislead or deceive somebody |
| sovereign (n) or (adj) | the ruler or permanent head of a state, especially a king or queen; self-governing and not ruled by any other state; having supreme authority or power |
| augment (v) | to add to something in order to make it larger or more substantial, or to grow in this way |
| equivocate (v) | to speak vaguely or ambiguously, especially in order to mislead |
| sacrilegious (adj) | grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred |
| perturbation (n) | An unhappy and worried mental state |
| entreaty (n) | an attempt to persuade someone to do something |
