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level g section 2
vocab words
12
English
12th Grade
09/21/2006

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Term
to approach and speak with to first
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accost
Term
a comment indicating strong criticism or dissaprove
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animadversion
Term
desirous of something to the point of greed
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avid
Term
having a salty taste and unpleasent to drink
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brackish
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swiftness
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celerity
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straying or wandering from a straight or direct course
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devious
Term
in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage
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gambit
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serene
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halcyon
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pertaining to actors and their techniques
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histrionic
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deliberately setting or causing fires
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incendiary
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deliberately setting or causing fires
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incendiary
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nearsighted
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myopic
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