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Answers: (B), (C)

The judge, who was harsh, ignored the crowd's pleas for mercy. 'Remained implacable' suggests that the judge was not going to be influenced by the crowd.

(A) justice could work. However, none of the other words are similar to justice
(B) mercy fits the context because the judge was handing out a harsh punishment despite the crowd's plea for mercy
(C) clemency means mercy and forgiveness
(D) appeasement is the placating of one who is upset
(E) condemnation is the opposite of the blank
(F) partiality means bias. It does not fit the context