Level G Unit 2

Ms. T. (United States of America)
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  1. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  2. animadversion
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  3. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  4. brackish
    slightly salty
  5. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  6. devious
    turning away from a straight course
  7. gambit
    a chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces
  8. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
  9. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  10. incendiary
    capable of causing fires or catching fire spontaneously
  11. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  12. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  13. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  14. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  15. propriety
    correct behavior
  16. sacrilege
    blasphemous behavior
  17. summarily
    quickly and without following customary procedures
  18. suppliant
    humbly entreating
  19. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  20. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Created on Mon Sep 16 09:28:54 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Sep 16 10:17:18 EDT 2013)

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