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Sadlier Oxford G
Unit 2
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English
9th Grade
10/07/2008
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accost
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(v) to approach and speak to first
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animadversion
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(n) a comment that is an criticism
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avid
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(adj) intensely eager
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brackish
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(adj) salty in taste
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celerity
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(n) swiftness
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devious
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(adj) taking a wandering route
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gambit
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(n) na risk and sacrifice to gain a later advantage
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halcyon
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(adj) calm and peaceful
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histrionic
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pertaining to actors and their techniques
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incendiary
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(adj) designed to start a fire
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maelstrom
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(n) a big whirlpool
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myopic
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(adj) nearsighted, not seeing the broader vision.
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overt
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(adj) open, not hiddeen
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pejorative
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(adj) to make worse
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propriety
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(n) the state of being proper
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sacrilege
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(n) improper treatment of something holy
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summarily
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(adj) without delay
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suppliant
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(adj) asking humbly
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talisman
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(n) an object with is believed to have magical powers
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undulate
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(v) to create a wavy motion
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