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17 Cards in this Set
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Accost |
To approach and speak first |
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Animadversion |
A comment indicating strong criticism |
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Avid |
Desirous of something to the point of greed |
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Celerity |
Swiftness |
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Devious |
Straying or wandering from a straight/ direct course |
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Gambit |
In chess |
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Halcyon |
Lengendary bird identified with the kingfisher |
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Incendiary |
Deliberately setting or causing fires |
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Maelstrom |
A whirlpool of great size and violence |
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Myopic |
Nearsighted |
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Overt |
Open |
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Pejorative |
Tending to make worse |
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Propriety |
The state of being proper |
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Sacrilege |
Improper or disrespectful treatment |
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Summarily |
Without delay |
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Supplicant |
Asking humbly |
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Undulate |
To move in waves |
