| A | B |
|---|
| accost | to approach and speak first |
| animadversion | a comment indicating strong criticism |
| avid | intensely eager; desirous of something to the point of greed |
| brackish | having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink |
| celerity | swiftness |
| covenant | a solemn agreement |
| devious | straying from a direct course; done or acting in a shifty manner |
| gambit | an opening move that involves riskof a piece in order to gain a later advantage |
| halcyon | a legendary bird; calm, peaceful; happy, prosperous |
| histrionic | theatrical; pertaining to actors |
| incendiary | one who sets fires; designed to start fires |
| maelstrom | a whirlpool of great size and violence |
| myopic | nearsighted; lacking a realistic view of a situation |
| overt | open, not hidden |
| pejorative | tending to make worse; expressing disapproval |
| propound | to offer, suggest for consideration |
| propriety | state of being proper; appropriateness |
| sacrilege | improper treatment of something held sacred |
| summarily | without delay; briefly |
| suppliant | asking humbly and earnestly |
| talisman | object that is believd to have magical powers |
| undulate | to move in waves |
