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19 Cards in this Set
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aberration
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noun - a temporary, usually brief and often surprising change from what is normal or accepted as standard
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baffle
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verb - to confuse or puzzle
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callow
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adj - young and inexperienced
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caprice
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noun - a sudden change of mind for no good or obvious reason
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capricious
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adj - subject to sudden changes in behaviour, mood or opinion, often for no good reason
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debonair
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adj - said especially of a man: cheerful, charming and of elegant appearance and good manners
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eerie
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adj - strange and disturbing or frightening
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emanate
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verb - to emerge or originate
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facsimile
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noun - an exact copy
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gauche
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adj - ill-at-ease, awkward in social situations
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gaucherie
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noun - social awkwardness.
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haggle
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verb - to bargain over or argue about
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juncture
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noun - 1 a joining; a union. 2 a point in time, especially a critical one
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malignant
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adj - malicious or malevolent
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malign
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verb - to say or write bad or unpleasant things about someone, especially falsely or spitefully
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nomadic
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adj - wandering from place to place; not settled
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pallid
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adj - 1 pale, especially unhealthily so. 2 lacking vigour or conviction
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paradox
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noun - 1 a statement that seems to contradict itself 2 a situation involving apparently contradictory elements.
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paradoxical
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adj - contradictory
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