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