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| to approach and speak to first, to confront |
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| comment indicating strong criticism of disapproval |
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| desirous of something to the point of greed, intensley eager |
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| having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink |
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| swiftness, rapidity in motion or action |
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| straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, done or acting in a shift or underhanded way |
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| in chess, an opening move that involes risk or sacrifice of a minor piece |
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| a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher, calm, peaceful, happy, golden, prosperous |
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| pertaining to actors and their techniques, theatrical, artifical, melodramatic |
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| deliberatly setting a fire |
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| a whirlpool of great size, a situation resembling a whirlpool of violence or destruction |
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| nearsighted, lacking a broad realistic view of a situation |
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| open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized |
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| tending to make worse, expressing disapproval, derogatory |
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| the state of being proper, appropriate; standards of what is socially acceptable |
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| improper or diesrespectful treatment of something sacred |
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| without delay or formality, brief, concise |
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| asking humbly and earnestly |
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| an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers |
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| to move in waves or with a wavelike motion |
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