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| v. to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way |
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| n. a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval |
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| adj. desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager |
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| adj. having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink |
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| n. swiftness, rapidity of motion or action |
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| adj. straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way |
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| n. in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type |
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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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| adj. pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic |
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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 sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife |
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| n. a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction |
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| adj. nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment |
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| adj. open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized |
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| adj. tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling |
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| n. the state of being proper, appropriateness; pl. standards of what is proper or socially acceptable |
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| n. improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred |
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| adv. without delay or formality; briefly, concisely |
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| adj. asking humbly and earnestly; n. one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor |
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| n. and object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, and amulet, fetish |
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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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| v.to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words, to connect by a joint or joints; adj. expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed |
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| v. to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry |
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| n. belief, mental acceptance |
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| v. to condemn express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate |
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| v. to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression |
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| adj. very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict |
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| n. a formal statement of commendation; high praise |
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| v. to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke |
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| v. to remove from a grave; to bring to light |
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| adj. lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable |
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