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5122305129accostv. to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way0
5122306099animadversionn. a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval1
5122307108avidadj. desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager2
5122310341brackishadj. having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink3
5122311195celerityn. swiftness, rapidity of motion or action4
5122311790deviousadj. straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way5
5122313067gambitn. in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type6
5122314697halcyonn. a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher adj. of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent7
5122317508histrionicadj. pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic8
5122318711incendiaryadj. 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 strife9
5122352603maelstromn. a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction10
5122355341myopicadj. nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment11
5122357207overtadj. open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized12
5122358936pejorativeadj. tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling13
5122360199proprietyn. the state of being proper, appropriateness pl. standards of what is proper or socially acceptable14
5122361717sacrilegen. improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred15
5122362730summarilyadv. without delay or formality; briefly, concisely16
5122363634suppliantadj. asking humbly and earnestly n. one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor17
5122366000talismann. an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish18
5122367143undulatev. to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form19

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