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20 Cards in this Set
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accost
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(v) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
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belabor
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(v) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly
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brackish
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(adj) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
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cavort
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(v) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry
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coherent
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(adj) holding or sticking together; making a logical whole; comprehensible, meaningful
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distraught
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(adj) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
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encomium
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(n) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
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evince
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(v) to display clearly, to make evident, to provoke
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gambit
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(n) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
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incendiary
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(adj) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife
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insatiable
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(adj) so great or demanding a not to be sastisfied
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largesse
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(n) generosity in giving; lavish or bountiful contributions
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murky
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(adj) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking clarity and precision
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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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primordial
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(adj) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest age; fundamental, basic
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sacrilege
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(n) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
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taciturn
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(adj) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
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talisman
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(n) something that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish
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utopian
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(adj) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
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viscous
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(adj) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity
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