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Ch 2 Pt 1 Flashcards

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Animadversion

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(n.)Theutteranceofcriticismorcensure

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Avid

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(adj.)Markedbykeeninterestandenthusiasm

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Brackish

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(adj.)Distasteful;unpalatable

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Celerity

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(n.)Swiftnessofactionormotion;speed

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Covenant

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(n.)Anagreemententeredintobytwoormorepersonsorparties

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Devious

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(adj.)Notstraightforward;shifty

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Gambit

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(n.)Amaneuver,stratagem,orploy

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Halcyon

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(adj.)Peaceful;undisturbed;happy

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Histrionic

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(adj.)Excessivelydramaticoremotional

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Accost

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(v.)Tospeaktoboldlyoraggressively

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Incendiary

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(n.)Achemicalorpersonwhostartsafire,literallyorfiguratively;(adj.)
Tendingtostartafireorstiruprebellion

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