Verb. Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively. Synonyms: confront, attack.

Adjective. Marked by active interest and enthusiasm. Synonyms: keen, eager, enthusiastic.

Noun. The act of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; swearing or profane talk. Synonyms: sacrilege, profanity.

Adjective. (Of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries. Synonyms: briny, salty.

Adjective. Bad-tempered, argumentative and unwilling to cooperate. Synonyms: grouchy, irritable, disagreeable.

Adjective. Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation. Synonyms: elusive, noncommittal, vague.

Adjective. Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences. Synonyms: reckless, rash, bold.

Adjective. Overly dramatic or emotional. Synonyms: dramatic, melodramatic, theatrical.

Adjective. (Of a device or attack) designed to cause fires; OR tending to excite or inflame. Synonyms: combustible, flammable OR inflammatory, seditious.

Noun. The power of creative imagination. Synonyms: inventiveness, creativity, enterprise.

Adjective. Done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden. Synonyms: unconcealed, undisguised, apparent.

Adjective. Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid. Synonyms: luxurious, deluxe, lavish.

Adjective. Concise and forcefully expressed. Synonyms: succinct, brief, concise.

Verb. Assign or dismiss to a lower rank or position. Synonyms: downgrade, lower, demote.

Adjective. Capable of stirring enthusiasm or excitement. Synonyms: stirring, inspiring, stimulating.

Adjective. Wet through and through; saturated with liquid, especially water. Synonyms: soaked, drenched, saturated.

Noun. Used to classify something, or suggest that it can be classified, in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme or opposite points. Synonyms: scale, range.

Adjective. (Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. Synonyms: reserved, unresponsive, unforthcoming, reticent.

Verb. Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion. Synonyms: rise and fall, wave, oscillate.

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COSTA VOCAB SET ONE

Term	Definition
Accost	Verb. Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively. Synonyms: confront, attack.
Avid	Adjective. Marked by active interest and enthusiasm. Synonyms: keen, eager, enthusiastic.
Blasphemy	Noun. The act of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; swearing or profane talk. Synonyms: sacrilege, profanity.
Brackish	Adjective. (Of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries. Synonyms: briny, salty.
Cantankerous	Adjective. Bad-tempered, argumentative and unwilling to cooperate. Synonyms: grouchy, irritable, disagreeable.
Evasive	Adjective. Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation. Synonyms: elusive, noncommittal, vague.
Foolhardy	Adjective. Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences. Synonyms: reckless, rash, bold.
Histrionic	Adjective. Overly dramatic or emotional. Synonyms: dramatic, melodramatic, theatrical.
Incendiary	Adjective. (Of a device or attack) designed to cause fires; OR tending to excite or inflame. Synonyms: combustible, flammable OR inflammatory, seditious.
Ingenuity	Noun. The power of creative imagination. Synonyms: inventiveness, creativity, enterprise.
Overt	Adjective. Done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden. Synonyms: unconcealed, undisguised, apparent.
Palatial	Adjective. Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid. Synonyms: luxurious, deluxe, lavish.
Pithy	Adjective. Concise and forcefully expressed. Synonyms: succinct, brief, concise.
Relegate	Verb. Assign or dismiss to a lower rank or position. Synonyms: downgrade, lower, demote.
Rousing	Adjective. Capable of stirring enthusiasm or excitement. Synonyms: stirring, inspiring, stimulating.
Sodden	Adjective. Wet through and through; saturated with liquid, especially water. Synonyms: soaked, drenched, saturated.
Spectrum	Noun. Used to classify something, or suggest that it can be classified, in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme or opposite points. Synonyms: scale, range.
Taciturn	Adjective. (Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. Synonyms: reserved, unresponsive, unforthcoming, reticent.
Undulate	Verb. Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion. Synonyms: rise and fall, wave, oscillate.

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