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Vocabulary 4
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11th Grade
09/14/2009
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accost
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approach, confront
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animadversion
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rebuke
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avid
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intensely eager
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brackish
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briny, saline
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celerity
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swiftness, promptness
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devious
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roundabout, sly
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gambit
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in chess, opening move that risks sacrifice for later gain
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halcyon
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legendary bird; golden, tranquil
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histrionic
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pertaining to actors and their techniques
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incendiary
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inflammatory; firebrand
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maelstrom
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vortex of violence and destruction
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myopic
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nearsighted, lacking a broad view
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overt
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open, obvious
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pejorative
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derogatory, belittling
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propriety
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the state of being proper; standards of what is proper
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sacrilege
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desecration, defilement
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summarily
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promptly, abruptly
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suppliant
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asking humbly; one who makes a request earnestly
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talisman
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an amulet, object that serves as charm
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undulate
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to move in or have an appearance of waves
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