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7318505249Accost (v)To approach and speak to (someone) often in a challenging or aggressive way.0
7318505250avid (adj)Characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit. 2) desirous to the point of pursuit.1
7318505251Brackish (adj)Somewhat salty 2) not appealing to the taste2
7318505252celerity (n)swiftness, rapidity of motion or action3
7318505253devious (adj)Moving without a fixed course 2) out of the way 3) not straightforward4
7318505254Gambit (n)A chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position. 2) a remark intended to start a conversation or make a talking point.5
7318505255Halcyon (n)a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher6
7318505256Histrionic (adj)pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic7
7318505257Incendiary (adj)A person who commits arson 2) a substance or weapon (such as a bomb) used to start fires 3) a person who excites factions, quarrels, or sedition8
7318505258maelstrom (n.)a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool. 2) something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence9
7318505259Overt (adj)open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized10
7318505260propriety (n)Obsolete, true nature 2) a special characteristic 3) the quality or state of being proper or suitable11
7318505261Sacrilege (n)A technical intrinsically outrages violation (improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to god. 2) gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place or thing12
7318505262Suppliant (n)A person making a humble plea to someone in power of authority.13
7318505263Undulate (v)to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form 2) adj. ,especially of a leaf) having a way surface or edge.14

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