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incendiary
inflammatory
inclement
stormy
precursor
forerunner; harbinger
jocular
given to joking; jolly
reprieve
postponement of a punishment
moribund
about to die
pillage
rob of goods by violent seizure; plunder
incumbent
imposed as a duty
infirmity
weakness; lack of power to do something
pusillanimous
cowardly
quaver
tremble (from weakness or fear)
reparation
something done or paid to make up for damage or injury
salutary
producing a beneficial effect
relinquish
give up voluntarily
tribulation
great affliction, trial, distress