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22 Cards in this Set
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Avid
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desirious of something to the point of greed: intensely eager
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Halcyon
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calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
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Devious
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straying or wandering from a staight or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
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Accost
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to approach and speak to first
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Incendiary
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deliberately setting or causing fires; one who causes strife
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Animadversion
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a comment indicating strong critism or disapproval
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Covenant
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a solemn agreement
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Gambit
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in chess, an opening move that involves the risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage
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Brackish
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having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
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Histronic
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pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, melodramatic
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Celerity
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swiftness, repidity of motion or action responed with surprising
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Suppliant
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asking humbly and eagernestly
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Propound
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to put forward, offer, suggent for consideraation
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Propriety
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the state of being proper, appropriateness
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Overt
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open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
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Undulate
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to move in waves or with a wavelike motion
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Sacrilege
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improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacrifice
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Talisman
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an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers
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Myopic
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nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation
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Summarily
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without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
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Pejorative
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tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disaparagement
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Maelstrom
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a whirlpool of great size and violence
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