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accost
to approach and speak first. confront in a challenging aggressive way. buttonhole
animadversion
a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval. rebuke. reproof.
avid
desirous of something to the point of greed. keen. enthusiastic. grasping.
brackish
having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink. briny. saline.
celerity
swiftness. rapidity of motion or action. promptness. alacrity. speed.
devious
straying or wandering from a straight or direct course. done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way. roundabout. sly.
gambit
opening move that involves a risk or sacrifice in order to gain a later advantage. ploy. ruse.
halcyon
legendary bird identified with the kingfisher. calm. peaceful.vprosperous. affluent. tranquil. placid. palmy.
histronic
pertaining to actors and their techniques. theatrical. artificial. melodramatic. affected. stagy.
incendiary
setting or causing fires, designed to start fires. stir up rebellion or strife. inflammatory. provocative. firebrand.
maelstrom
whirpool of great size and violence. situation resembling a whirpool in violence and destruction. vortex.
myopic
nearsighted. lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation. lacking foresight or discernment. shortsighted.
overt
open not hidden. expressed or revealed in a way thats eaily recognized. clear. obvious. manifest. patent.
pejorative
tending to make worse. expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling.
propriety
state of being proper. approproateness. standards of what is proper or socially acceptable. fitness. correctness. decorum.
sacrilege
improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred. desecration. profanation. defilement.
summarily
without delay or formality. briefly. concisely. promptly. preemptorily. abruptly/
suppliant
asking humbly and earnestly. one who makes a request humbly and earnestly. a petitioner, suitor
talisman
an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers. an amulet. fetish
undulate
to move in waves or with a wavelike motion. to have a wavelike appearance or form. ripple. fluctuate. rise and fall.
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vocab workshop unit 2 level g
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