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| 4859984642 | Sacrilege | n. improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred | 0 | |
| 4859990636 | Sacrilege | SYN - desecration, defilement | 1 | |
| 4859990637 | Sacrilege | The anthropologist was accused of ____________ when she disturbed an ancient burial ground. | 2 | |
| 4860000957 | Summarily | adv - without delay or formality; briefly, concisely | 3 | |
| 4860000959 | Summarily | SYN - promptly, abruptly | 4 | |
| 4860003009 | Summarily | ex. _____ ousted from office for the scandal. | 5 | |
| 4860016852 | Suppliant | adj. Asking humbly or earnestly; n-one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, | 6 | |
| 4860020020 | Suppliant | Syn: a petitioner or suitor. | 7 | |
| 4860022482 | Suppliant | Ex. (n) The losing side returned from battle not as victors, but as ____ (s). | 8 | |
| 4860033770 | Talisman | n. An object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, | 9 | |
| 4860040249 | Talisman | Syn: an amulet | 10 | |
| 4860042030 | Talisman | ex. A rabbit's foot is a ___ that brings good luck. | 11 | |
| 4860051817 | Undulate | v. to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form. | 12 | |
| 4860054602 | Undulate | SYN - ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall | 13 | |
| 4860054603 | Undulate | The baseball fans began to ___ as they cheered, doing the wave. | 14 | |
| 4860067350 | Maelstrom | n - a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation that resembles a whirlpool in violence or destruction. | 15 | |
| 4860067351 | Maelstrom | SYN - vortex, chaos, turbulence. | 16 | |
| 4860069850 | Maelstrom | ex. The ____ of the revolution | 17 | |
| 4860074858 | Myopic | adj - nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation | 18 | |
| 4860074859 | Myopic | SYN - shortsighted | 19 | |
| 4860076837 | Myopic | ex. ____ foreign policy led to problems | 20 | |
| 4860080700 | Overt | adj - open, not hidden, expressed in a way that is easily recognized | 21 | |
| 4860082651 | Overt | SYN - clear, obvious ANT - secret, clandestine | 22 | |
| 4860082652 | Overt | ex. An __________ threat | 23 | |
| 4860098409 | Pejorative | adj - tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, | 24 | |
| 4860098410 | Pejorative | Syn: derogatory, deprecatory, belittling. ANT - complimentary | 25 | |
| 4860101833 | Pejorative | ex. Objecting to a ____ remark made by the prosecutor | 26 | |
| 4860104613 | Propiety | n - the state of being mannered and proper, appropriateness | 27 | |
| 4860110826 | Propiety | ex. The social worker questioned the __________ of the policeman's request for information. | 28 | |
| 4860114187 | Devious | adj - straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way. | 29 | |
| 4860119274 | Devious | SYN - indirect, tricky, sly ANT - direct, straightforward, open | 30 | |
| 4860119275 | Devious | ex. The interrogator used _____ methods to get the criminal to incriminate himself. | 31 | |
| 4860123028 | Gambit | n - an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor part to gain an advantage | 32 | |
| 4860125543 | Gambit | SYN - ploy, stratagem, ruse , maneuver | 33 | |
| 4860125544 | Gambit | ex. A surprising ____ in the chess match was a sacrifice of the knight. | 34 | |
| 4860129569 | Halcyon | n - legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; adj - calm, peaceful, golden, happy, prosperous, affluent (qualities associated with the legendary bird) | 35 | |
| 4860132112 | Halcyon | SYN - tranquil, serene, ANT - chaotic, turbulent | 36 | |
| 4860134249 | Halcyon | ex. The ____ days of vacation at the beach. | 37 | |
| 4860136053 | Histrionic | adj - theatrical, artificial, melodramatic | 38 | |
| 4860138058 | Histrionic | Ex. A _____ acceptance speech for his Grammy award | 39 | |
| 4860141884 | Incendiary | adj - deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires, tending to stir up strife or rebellion. | 40 | |
| 4860143425 | Incendiary | ex. An ____ device | 41 | |
| 4860149471 | Accost | v - to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way. | 42 | |
| 4860151218 | Accost | SYN - confront ANT - avoid, shun | 43 | |
| 4860151219 | Accost | ex. The nobleman was ____ (ed) by beggars on the way to the castle. | 44 | |
| 4860155553 | ANIMADVERSION- | n- a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval | 45 | |
| 4860157444 | Animadversion | SYN - Reproof, rebuke ANT. - praise, compliment | 46 | |
| 4860171473 | Animadversion | ex. The film viewer was disheartened by the _________of the film critic. | 47 | |
| 4860175066 | Avid | adj - desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager | 48 | |
| 4860177329 | Avid | SYN - keen, enthusiastic, grasping ANT - reluctant, indifferent | 49 | |
| 4860177330 | Avid | ex. An _____ fan of the Braves. | 50 | |
| 4860181086 | Brackish | adj - having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink | 51 | |
| 4860181087 | Brackish | SYN - briny, saline ANT - fresh, clear, sweet | 52 | |
| 4860182817 | Brackish | ex. The shipwrecked passengers became ill after drinking ___ water. | 53 | |
| 4860186724 | Celerity- | n - swiftness, rapidity of motion or action | 54 | |
| 4860190494 | Celerity | SYN - promptness, alacrity, speed | 55 | |
| 4860198043 | Celerity | ex. The police responded with _____. | 56 |
