| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| exhaustive |
thorough and all-encompassing. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| impending |
about to occur or appear. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| monochromatic |
having or using only a single color or shades of one color. |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| pummel |
to strike heavily with or as if with the fists, a sword, a club, or the like; beat. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |