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accost (v)
to approach and speak to first
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animadversion (n)
a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
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avid (adj)
desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
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brackish (adj)
having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
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celerity (n)
swiftness, rapidity of motion or acdtion
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covenant (n)
a solemn agreement
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devious (adj)
straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
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gambit (n)
in chess, an opening move that involves the risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
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halcyon (n)(adj)
(n) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher (adj) of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
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histrionic (adj)
pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic
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incendiary (adj)
(adj) deliberately setting or causing fires; deisgned to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n) one who deliberately starts fires; one who causes strife
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maelstrom (n)
whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
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myopic (adj)
nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
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overt (adj)
open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
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pejorative (adj)
tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement
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propound (v)
to put forward, offer, suggest for consideration; to set forth
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propriety (n)(pl)
(n) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
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sacrilege (n)
improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
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summarily (adv)
without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
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suppliant (adj)(n)
(adj) asking humbly and earnestly; (n) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly
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talisman (n)
an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers
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undulate (v)
to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
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