| Term | Definition |
| Undulate | Ripple, fluctuate, rise andfall |
| Summarily | Promptly, peremptorily, abruptly |
| Sacrilege | Desecration, defilement, profanation |
| Propriety | Fitness, correctness, decorum |
| Overt | Clear, obvious, manifest, patent |
| Myopic | Shortsighted |
| Maelstrom | Vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult |
| Incendiary | Inflammatory, provocative, firebrand |
| Histrionic | Affected, stagy |
| Halcyon | Tranquil, serene, placid, palmy |
| Gambit | Ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver |
| Devious | Roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful |
| Celerity | Promptness, alacrity, speed |
| Brackish | Briny, saline |
| Avid | Keen, enthusiastic, grasping |
| Animadversion | Rebuke, reproof |
| Accost | Buttonhole, approach, confront |