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Accost (v)

Accost (v). To approach and speak to firs; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way Syn : buttonhole, approach, confront Ant: evade, avoid, shun **approach at ‘any cost’. Animadversion (n). A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval Syn : rebuke, reproof

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Accost (v)

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  1. Accost (v) To approach and speak to firs; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way Syn: buttonhole, approach, confront Ant: evade, avoid, shun **approach at ‘any cost’

  2. Animadversion (n) A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval Syn: rebuke, reproof Ant: praise, compliment ** ‘any mad version’ of a speech would be a critical remark

  3. Avid (adj) Desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager Syn: keen, enthusiastic, grasping Ant: reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic

  4. Brackish (adj) Having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink Syn: briny, saline Ant: fresh, clear, sweet

  5. Celerity (n) Swiftness, rapidity or motion or action Syn: promptness, alacrity, speed Ant: slowness, sluggishness ***accelerate

  6. Devious (adj) Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting a a shifty or underhanded way Syn: roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful Ant: direct, straightforward, open ***devilish

  7. Gambit (n) In chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type Syn: ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver ** ‘gamble a bit’ to win!

  8. Halcyon (n)(adj) A legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj)or or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent Syn: (adj)tranquil, serene, placid, palmy Ant: (adj)turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous

  9. Histrionic (adj) Pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic Syn: affected, stagy Ant: low-keyed, muted, subdued ***historical plays/movies with histrionic actors

  10. Incendiary (adj) Deliberately setting or causing fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion (n) arsonist; one who causes strife Syn: (adj)inflammatory (n) firebrand Ant: (adj)soothing, quieting (n) peacemaker **one who is ‘incensed’ is fired up!

  11. Maelstrom (n) A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction Syn: vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult ** mal (bad) strom (storm) – bad storm

  12. Myopic (adj) Nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight Syn: shortsightedness Ant: farsightedness ** opic – optic (eyes)

  13. Overt (adj) Open, not hidden, expressed or revealed ina way that is easily recognized Syn: clear, obvious, manifest, patent Ant: secret, clandestine, covert, concealed **opposite of ‘covert’ or hidden

  14. Pejorative (adj) Tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, belittling Ant: complimentary, ameliorative

  15. Propriety (n) The state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable Syn: fitness, correctness, decorum Ant: unseemliness, inappropriateness ** appropriate

  16. Sacrilege (n) Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred Syn: desecration, profanation, defilement

  17. Summarily (adv) Without delay or formality; briefly, concisely Syn:promptly, peremptorily ** a summary is brief/concise

  18. Suppliant (adj)(n) Asking humbly and earnestly; (n) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor ** please “supply me what I want”

  19. Talisman (n) An object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish

  20. Undulate (v) To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form Syn: ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall ** modulate

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