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11669962696Accost(verb) To approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way0
11669962697Brackish(adjective) Having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink1
11669962698Celerity(noun) Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action2
11669962699Halcyon(noun) A legendary bird identified with the kingfisher (adjective) Of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful, happy, golden3
11669962700Incendiary(adjective) Deliberately setting or causing fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion (noun) One who deliberately sets fires; arsonists; one who causes strife4
11669962701Maelstrom(noun) A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction5
11669962702Overt(adjective) Open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized6
11669962703Pejorative(adjective) Tending to make worse; expressing disapproval; derogatory; belittling7
11669962704Suppliant(adjective) Asking humbly and earnestly (noun) One who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner8
11669962705Undulate(verb) To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form9
11669962706Animadversion(noun) A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval10
11669962707Avid(adjective) Desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager11
11669962708Devious(adjective) Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way12
11669962709Gambit(noun) In chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage13
11669962710Histrionic(adjective) Pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic14
11669962711Myopic(adjective) Nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment15
11669962712Propriety(noun) The state of being proper, appropriateness (pl) Standards of what is proper or socially acceptable16
11669962713Sacrilege(noun) Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred17
11669962714Summarily(adverb) Without delay or formality; briefly, concisely18
11669962715Talisman(noun) An object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish19

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