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20 Cards in this Set
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Accost |
To approach and speakanuma |
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Animadversion |
To criticize avid |
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Avid |
Eager |
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Brackish |
A salty taste |
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Celerity |
Swiftness |
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Devious |
Wandering from a straight |
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Gambit |
In chess |
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Halcyon |
Bird |
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Histrionic |
Pertaining to actors |
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Incendiary |
Deliberately setting fires |
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Maelstrom |
A whirlpool |
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Myopic |
Nearsighted |
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Overt |
Open |
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Pejorative |
Tending to make worse |
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Propriety |
Proper |
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Sacrilege |
Improper or disrespectful |
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Summarily |
Without delay |
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Suppliant |
Asking humbly |
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Talisman |
Serves as a charm |
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Undulate |
To move in waves |
