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Desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager. A(n) ____ reader.
Avid
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A legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; of or relating to the halcyon, calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent. _______ days.
Halcyon
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Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shify or underhanded way. _______ methods.
Devious
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To approach and speak to first. Not afraid to ______ a stranger.
Accost
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Deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires, tending to stir up strife or rebellion, one who deliberately starts fires; one who causes strife. A(n) __________ bomb.
Incendiary
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A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval. The _____________ of the critics.
Animadversion
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A solemn agreement. A(n) ________ like the Mayflower Compact.
Covenant
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In chess, an opening move that involves the risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type. A popular cocktail-party ______.
Gambit
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Having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink. ________ water.
Brackish
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Pertaining to actors and their techniques, theatrical, artificial, melodramatic. A(n) __________ speech.
Histrionic
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Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action. Responded with surprising ________.
Celerity
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Asking humbly and earnestly; one who makes a request humbly and earnestly. Not as a conqueror but as a(n) _________.
Suppliant
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To put forward, offer, suggest for consideration, to set forth. _______ a startling new hypothesis.
Propound
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The state of being proper, appropriateness, standards of what is proper or socially acceptable. Question the _________ of the request.
Propriety
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Open, not hidden, expressed or veleaed in a way that is easily recognized. A(n) _____ threat to our security.
Overt
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To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form. Writhe and ________ to the sound of the music.
Undulate
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Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred. Commit _________.
Sacrilege
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An object that seves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers. Rabbit's feet and other ________.
Talisman
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Nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation, lacking foresight or discernment. A(n) ______ foreign policy.
Myopic
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Without delay or formality, briefly, concisely. _________ ousted from office.
Summarily
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Tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement. A(n) __________ expression.
Pejorative
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A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction. Caught in the _________ of revolution.
Maelstrom
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