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21 Cards in this Set
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Accost |
Buttonhole, approach And; Avoid, shun |
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Animadversion |
Rebuke, reproof And; Praise, compliment |
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Avid |
Keen, enthusiastic And; Reluctant, indifferent |
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Brackish |
Saline And; Clear, sweet |
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Celerity |
Promptness, speed And; Slowness, sluggishness |
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Devious |
Sly, tricky And; Straightforward, direct |
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Gambit |
Ploy, ruse |
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Halcyon |
Tranquil, placid And; Turbulent, tumultuous |
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Histrionic |
Affected, stagy And; Muted, subdued |
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Incendiary |
Provocative, inflammatory And; Soothing, quiet
Firebrand And; Peacemaker |
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Maelstrom |
Chaos, turbulence |
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Myopic |
Shortsighted And; Farsighted |
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Overt |
Clear, obvious And; Concealed, covert |
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Pejorative |
Antonyms: complimentary, ameliorative |
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Propriety |
Fitness, correctness And; Unseemliness, inappropriateness |
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Sacrilege |
Defilement, profanation |
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Summarily |
Promptly, briefly |
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Suppliant |
(There's nothing) |
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Tailsman |
(There's nothing) |
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Undulate |
Fluctuate, rise and fall |
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Avid |
Keen, enthusiastic And; Reluctant, indifferent |