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Sadlier-Oxford Vocab level G2
G2 vocab workshop
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General Vocab
11th Grade
02/26/2007

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accost
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v. to approach and speak to first
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animadversion
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n. a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
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avid
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adj. desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
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brackish
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adj. having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
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celerity
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n. swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
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convenant
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n. a solemn agreement
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devious
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adj. straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
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gambit
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n. in chess, an opening move that invlolves the risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
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halcyon
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n. a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; adj. of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
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histrionic
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adj. pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic
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incendiary
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adj. deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; n. one who deliberately starts fires; one who causes strife
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maelstrom
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n. a whirpool of great size and violenc; a situation resembling a whirpool in violence and destruction
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myopic
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adj. nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
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overt
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adj. open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
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pejorative
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adj. tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement
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propound
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v. to put forward, offer, suggest for consideration; to set forth
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propriety
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n. the state of being proper, appropriatenes; (pl.) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
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sacrilege
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n. improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
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summarily
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adv. without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
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suppliant
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adj. asking humbly and earnestly; n. one who makes a request humbly and earnestly
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talisman
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n. an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers
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undulate
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v. to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
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