Lesson 12 Flashcards by Santiago Lara | Brainscape

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Fastidious

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Hard to please; fussy

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Halcyon

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Calm; pleasant

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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

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Hegira

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Flight; escape

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Paradigm

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A model; an example

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Debauchery

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Corruption; self-indulgence

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Milieu

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Environment; setting

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Regress

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To move backward

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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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