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