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15 Cards in this Set
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Halcyon |
Calm; pleasant |
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Fastidious |
Hard to please; fussy |
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Badinage |
Playful, teasing talk |
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Malapropism |
A word humorously misused |
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Garner |
To gather; to acquire |
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Kismet |
Destiny; fate; fortune |
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Hegira |
Flight; escape |
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Paradigm |
A model; an example |
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Debauchery |
Corruption; self-indulgence |
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Milieu |
Environment; setting |
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Regress |
To move backward |
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Bilious |
Bad tempered; cross |
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Necromancy |
Magic, especially that practiced by a witch |
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Grumption |
Courage and initiative; common sense |
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Blandishment |
Flattery |