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20 Cards in this Set
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Accost
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to confront boldly
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Animadversion
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critical remark
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Avid
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enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated
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Brackish
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having a salty or briny flavor
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Celerity
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swiftness; speed
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Devious
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sneaky
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Gambit
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calculated move or strategy
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Halcyon
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calm; peaceful; tranquil
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Histrionic
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overly dramatic
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Incendiary
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used or adapted for setting property on fire // causing fire
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Maelstrom
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large, powerful, or violent whirlpool
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Myopic
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shortsighted or nearsighted
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Overt
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not concealed or secret
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Pejorative
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having a derogatory, or belittling effect or force
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Propriety
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a showing of good standards or proper behavior
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Sacrilege
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the violation of anything sacred or held sacred
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Summarily
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immediately; straightaway
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Suppliant
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a person who petitions, a petitioner asking to do something humbly
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Talisman
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stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm
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Undulate
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to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement
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