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5020790960accost(verb) to confront in challenging or aggressive way0
5020797936animadversion(noun) a comment indication strong criticism or disapproval1
5020800668avid(adj.) desiring something to the point of greed; intensely eager2
5020818150brackish(adj.) salty3
5020818151celerity(noun) swiftness4
5020820256devious(adj.) straying or wandering; shifty5
5020837498gambit(noun) a high risk move usually involving the sacrifice of a minor piece.6
5020841725halcyon(noun) a legendary bird, calm, peaceful7
5020846865histrionic(adj.) theatrical, melodramatic8
5020850284incendiary(adj.) intentionally flammable, (noun) arsonist9
5020861411maelstrom(noun) a whirlpool, a chaotic situation10
5020866585myopic(adj.) nearsighted11
5020869299overt(adj.) open, not hidden12
5020872003pejorative(adj.) tending to make worse; derogatory13
5020876919propriety(noun) being proper14
5020882448sacrilege(noun) improper treatment of something sacred.15
5020889285summarily(adv.) without delay or formality; briefly.16
5020892481suppliant(adj.) asking humbly (noun) somebody who asks humbly17
5020896315talisman(noun) a charm18
5020898810undulate(v.) to move in waves19
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