| A | B |
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| suppliant | a petitioner, suitor |
| propound | to propose, put forward, set forth |
| propriety | fitness, appropriateness, correctness |
| overt | clear, obvious, manifest, patent |
| undulate | to ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall |
| sacrilege | a desecration, profanation, defilement |
| talisman | a charm, amulet |
| myopic | nearsighted; shortsighted |
| summarily | promptly, peremptorily, abruptly |
| pejorative | tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement |
| maelstrom | a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool |
| histrionic | theatrical, melodramatic, stagy |
| gambit | a ploy, statagem, ruse, maneuver |
| covenant | a solemn agreement, pact, compact |
| animadversion | a criticism, rebuke, reproof |
| devious | roundabout, indirect; tricky, sly, artful |
| brackish | salty, briny, saline |
| halcyon | tranquil, serence, placid; palmy |
| avid | eager, greedy, keen, enthusiastic |
| accost | to buttonhole, approach, confront |
| incendiary | inflammatory, provocative |
| celerity | promptness, alacrity, speed, rapidity |
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