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an object worn to bring luck or protect against evil or injury
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amulet
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characterized by or subject to sudden, unpredictable changes; fickle
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capricious
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the belief that all events are derermined in advance by fate and cannot be changed by human means
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fatalism
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a set of words spoken as magic charm or to cast a magic spell
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incantation
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presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious; advantageous
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propitious
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resulting from or seeming to result from divine will; fortunate; opportune
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providential
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a peculiarity of behavior; mannerism; idiosyncrasy; and unpreictable or unaccountable shift in action
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quirk
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the ability to make valuable discoveries by chance; luck
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serendipity
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a wild or unpredictable notion or action; odd fancy
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vagary
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one of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one's life, activities, or surroundings; a change or variation
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vicissitude
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