Unit 2 Flashcards by val . | Brainscape

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Buttonhole

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Accost synonym

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Avoid

Shun

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Accost antonyms

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Animadversion

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A comment indicating strong criticism

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Rebuke

Reproof

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Animadversion synonym

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Praise

Compliment

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Animadversion antonyms

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Avid

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Intensely eager

Greed

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Brackish

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Salty taste

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Clear

Sweet

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Brackish antonyms

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Celerity

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Swiftness

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Dilatoriness

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Celerity antonyms

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Devious

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Acting shifty

Wandering from direct course

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Artful

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Devious synonym

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Aboveboard

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Devious antonyms

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Gambit

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Sacrifice something small to later gain something big

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Ploy
Rude
Maneuver

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Gambit synonym

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Halcyon

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Peaceful
Happy
Bird

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Tranquil
Placid
Palmy

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Halcyon synonym

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Turbulent

Tumultuous

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Halcyon antonyms

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Accost

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Aggressively confront

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Histrionic

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Pertaining to actors and their techniques

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Affected

Stagy

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Histrionic synonym

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Incendiary

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Deliberately setting or causing fires

To stir a rebellion

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Inflammatory provocative firebrand

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Incendiary synonym

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Soothing quieting peacemaker

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Incendiary antonyms

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Maelstrom

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A whirlpool of great size and violence

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Chaos turbulence tumult

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Maelstrom synonym

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Myopic

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Lacking broad realistic view of the situation

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Overt

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Express it away that is easily recognizable

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Manifest Patent

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Overt synonym

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Pejorative

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To make it even worse

expressing disapproval

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Proprietary

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Appropriateness

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Suppliant

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Asking humbly or earnestly

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Talisman

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An object that Serves as a charm

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Undulate

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To move in a wave like motion