Sentence Completion

Knave (n.) is a dishonest, deceitful, or unreliable person.

Nepotism (n.) is favoritism for kin when conferring jobs, offices, or privileges.

Fodder (n.) is a consumable, often inferior resource or item, high in demand and usually abundant in supply.

To herald (v.) is to proclaim or announce; to foreshadow.

Mawkish (adj.) means characterized by excessive sentimentality; overly emotional.

To germinate (v.) means to begin to grow or sprout; to cause to come into existence or develop.

Acute (adj.) means extremely sharp or intense; keenly perceptive or discerning; of great importance or consequence, crucial; also, having a sharp tip or point.

Remiss (adj.) means careless in performing duties.

Gangling (adj.) means awkward, lanky, or unusually tall and thin.

Apocryphal (adj.) means of questionable authenticity or doubtful authority; fictitious, false.