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8147456585accostto approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way0
8147465970animadversiona comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval1
8147468225aviddesirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager2
8147470578brackishhaving a salty taste and unpleasant to drink3
8147473536celerityswiftness, rapidity of motion or action4
8147475862deviousstraying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way5
8147481453gambitin chess, an opening that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece or order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type6
8147488054halcyona legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; of or relating to the halycon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent7
8147498158histrionicpertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic8
8147503185incendiarydeliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife9
8147510897maelstroma whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction10
8147515047myopicnearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment11
8147523420overtopen, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized12
8147526371perjorativetending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling13
8147534755proprietythe state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable14
8147538828sacrilegeimproper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred15
8147541739summarilywithout delay or formality; briefly, concisely16
8147544528suppliantasking humbly and earnestly; one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor17
8147550214talismanan object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish18
8147555566undulateto make in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form19

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