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20 Cards in this Set
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gambit |
an opening move that has risk or sacrifice |
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halcyon |
bird or calm, peaceful, happy |
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histrionic |
actors and their techniques, theatrical, artificial |
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incendiary |
setting or causing fire |
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maelstrom |
whirlpool of great size and violence |
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myopic |
nearsighted, lacking a broad realistic view of a situation |
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overt |
open, not hidden |
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pejorative |
tending to make worse, derogatory |
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propriety |
the state of bei g proper, appropriateness |
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sacrilege |
improper or disrespectful |
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summarily |
without delay or formality, breifly, concisely |
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suppliant |
asking humbly and earnestly |
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talisman |
an object that serves as a charm |
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undulate |
to move in waves or a wavelike motions |
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Accost |
to approach and speak first, to confront aggressively |
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animadversion |
a comment indicating strong criticism |
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avid |
desirous of something to the point of greed, intensely eager |
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brackish |
having a salty taste and unpleasent to drink |
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Celerity |
swiftness, rapidity of motion |
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devious |
straying or wandering from a direct course, or acting shifty or underhanded |
