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10672806639accostto approach and speak first; to confrony in a challenging or aggressive way0
10672806640animadversiona comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval1
10672806641aviddesirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager2
10672806642brackishhaving a salty taste amd unpleasant to drink3
10672806643celerityswiftness, rapidity of motionor action4
10672806644covenanta solemn agreement5
10672806645deviousstraying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way6
10672806646gambitin chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece on order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type7
10672806647halcyona legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent8
10672806648histrionic(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic9
10672806649incendiary(adj.) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n.) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife10
10672806650maelstorm(n.) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction11
10672806651myopic(adj.) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment12
10672806652overt(adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized13
10672806653pejorative(adj.) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling14
10672806654propoundto suggest for consideration; to propose15
10672806655propriety(n) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable16
10672806656sacrilegeimproper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred17
10672806657summarily(adv.) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely18
10672806658suppliant(adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor19
10672806659talisman(n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish20
10672806660indulateto move in waves; to have a wavelike appearance or form21

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