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| verb; to approach or speak first |
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| noun; a comment indicating stong criticism or disapproval |
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| adj; desirous of something to the point of greed |
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| adj; having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink |
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| noun; rapidity of motion or action |
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| adj; straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, done in a shift or underhanded way |
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| noun; in chess, an opening move that involve risk or sacrifice a minor piece or order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type |
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noun; 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;l theatrical, artificial, melodramatic |
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adj; deliberately setting or causing fires, designed to stir up strife or rebellion
noun; arsonist, one who causes strife |
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| noun; a whirlpool or great size and violence, a situation resembling a whirlpool iin violence and destruction |
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| adj; nearsighted, lacking a broad, realisic view of a situation |
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| oadj; open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized |
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| adj; tending to make worse, expressing diapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling |
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| noun; the state of being proper, appropriateness |
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| noun; improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred |
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| adv; without delay or formality, briefyly, concisely |
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adj; asking humbly and earnestly
noun; one who makes a request humbly |
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| noun; an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers |
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| verb; to move in waves or with a wavelike motion, to have a wavelike appearance or form |
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