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20 Cards in this Set
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to aproach, confront
~buttonhole, approach, confront ~evade,avoid,shun |
accost
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strong criticism or disapproval
~rebuke, reproof ~praise, compliment |
animadversion
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intensly eager
~keen, enthusiastic, grasping ~reluctant, indifferent |
avid
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salty taste, unpleasant to drink
~briny,saline ~fresh, clear, sweet |
brackish
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swiftness, rapidity
~speed, promtness,alacrity ~slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness |
celerity
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acting in a shifty way
~indirect,tricky,sly, artful ~direct,straightforward,open |
devious
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in chess opening move that is risky
~ploy,stratagen,ruse,maneuver |
gambit
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bird, or calm,peaceful,happy, golden,affluent,prosperous
~tranquil,serene,placid,palmy ~turbulent,chaotic,tumultuous |
halcyon
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theatrical,melodramatic
~affected, stagy ~muted,untheatrical,subdued |
histrionic
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causing fires,rebellion, arsinist
~firebrand,provocative, inflammatory ~soothing,quieting,peacemaker |
incendiary
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whirlpool,violence, destruction
~vortex,chaos,turbulence, tumult |
maelstrom
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nearsighted,lacking abroad
~shortsighted ~farsighted |
myopic
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open, not hidden, easily recognized
~clear,obvious,patent,manifest ~secret,clandestine,covert, concealed |
overt
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tending to make worse
~complimentary,ameliorative |
pejorative
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proper
~fitness, correctness,decorum ~unseemliness,inappropriateness |
propriety
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improper
~desecration,profanation, defilement |
sacrilege
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without delay or formality, briefly, concisely
~promptly,peremptorily,abruptly |
summarily
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asking humbly
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suppliant
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serves charm,fetish,amulet, magical powers
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talisman
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to move in waves
~ripple,fluctuate,rise&fall |
undulate
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