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11 Cards in this Set
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'hal-cy-on
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n- a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher
adj- of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden, prosperous, affluent |
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'de-vi-ous
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adj- straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
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in-'cen-di-a-ry
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adj- deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife ot rebellion
n- one who deliberately starts fires, one who causes strife |
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'gam-bit
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n- in chess, an opening move that involves the risk or sacrafice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
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an-i-mad-'ver-sion
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n- a comment indicating a strong critiscm or disapproval
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'brack-ish
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adj- having a salty taste and unpleasent to drink
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'av-id
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adj- desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
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'a-ccost
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v- to approach and spaek to first
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'cov-e-hant
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n- a solemn agreement
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his-tri-'on-ic
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adj- pretaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic
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ce-'ler-i-ty
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n- swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
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