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24 Cards in this Set
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ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall
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Undulate
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promptly, peremptorily, abruptly
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Summarily
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desecration, profanation, defilement
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Sacrilege
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fitness, correctness, decorum
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Propriety
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clear, obvious, manifest, patent
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Overt
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shortsighted
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Myopic
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vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult
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Maelstrom
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affected, stagy
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Histrionic
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inflammatory, provocative, firebrand
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Incendiary
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tranquil, serene, placid, palmy
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Halcyon
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keen, enthusiastic, grasping
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Avid
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roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful
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Devious
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briny, saline
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Brackish
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inflammatory, provocative, firebrand
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Incendiary
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ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver
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Gambit
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rebuke, reproof
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Animadversion
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ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver
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Gambit
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buttonhole, approach, confront
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Accosted
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roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful
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Devious
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promptness, alacrity, speed
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Celerity
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briny, saline
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Brackish
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keen, enthusiastic, grasping
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Avid
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buttonhole, approach, confront
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Accosted
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