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20 Cards in this Set
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accost
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to approach and speak first
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animadversion
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a comment of criticism or disaproval
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avid
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desirous to the point of greed
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brackish
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having a salty taste
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celerity
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swiftness, rapidity of motion ir action
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devious
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wandering from a straight course
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gambit
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in chess, an opening move that involves risk for later gain
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halcyon
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legendary bird/ calm, peaceful
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histrionic
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pertaining to actors and their techniques
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incendiary
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delibratly setting fires/ one who...
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malestrom
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a whirlpool of great size and violence
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myopic
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nearsighted
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overt
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open, not hidden
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pejorative
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tending to make worse
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propriety
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propper
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sacrilege
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disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
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summarily
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without delay
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suppliant
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asking humbly
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talisman
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an object that serves as a charm
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undulate
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to move in waves
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