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198266244Accost(v) to speak to first; to confront in an aggressive way
198266245Animadversion(n) a comment indicating strong disapproval
198266246Avid(adj) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
198266247Brackish(adj) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
198266248Celerity(n) swiftness; rapidity of action
198266249Devious(adj) wandering from a straight course; acting in a shifty way
198266250Gambit(n) an opening move in chess that involves risk of a minor piece; any opening move of this type
198266251Halcyon(n) a legendary bird identified with the king fisher; (adj) relating to the halcyon; calm; prosperous
198266252Histrionic(adj) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical; melodramatic
198266253Incendiary(adj) deliberately causing fires; tending to stir up strife; (n) one who deliberately sets fire; one who causes strife
198266254Maelstrom(n) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirl pool of destruction
198266255Myopic(adj) nearsighted; lacking a realistic view of a situation
198266256Overt(adj) revealed in a way that is easily recognized
198266257Pejorative(adj) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval
198266258Propriety(n) the state of being proper; (pl) standards of what is sociably acceptable
198266259Sacrilege(n) disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
198266260Summarily(adj) without delay; briefly
198266261Suppliant(adj) asking humbly; (n) one who makes a request earnestly
198266262Talisman(n) an object that serves as a charm for magical powers; and amulet
198266263Undulate(v) to move in a wavelike motion; have wavelike appearance or form

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