(n.) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred.
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histrionic
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(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic.
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gambit
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(n.) in chess, an opening move that involves the risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type.
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devious
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(adj.) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way.
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animadversion
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(n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval.
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suppliant
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(adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly.
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accost
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(v.) to approach and speak to first.
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incendiary
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(adj.) deliberately settling or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n.) one who deliberately starts fires; one who causes strife.
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summarily
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(adv.) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely.
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talisman
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(n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers.
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avid
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(adj.) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager.
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myopic
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(adj.) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment.
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overt
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(adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized.
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celerity
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(n.) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action.
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halcyon
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(n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj.) of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent.
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pejorative
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(adj.) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement.
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maelstrom
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(n.) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction.
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undulate
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(v.) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form.
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brackish
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(adj.) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink.
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propriety
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(n.) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl.) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable.
