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15 Cards in this Set
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Complete or ridiculus failure
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Fiasco
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Personal peculiarity
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idiosyncrasy
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long, adventurous journey
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odyssey
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readily changing form or character
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protean
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most essential part of quality; perfect example
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quintessence
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morally unrestrained, immoral
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licentious
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coin collector
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numismatist
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a scarcity, lack of
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paucity
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believing that all events are inevitable and determined by fate
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fatalistic
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to force oneself into a situation, impose or intrude
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obtrude
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dreamily thoughtful
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pensive
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uninterested; listless
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lackadaisical
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to turn away feelings or affections; estrange
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alienate
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in high spirits; exultingly proud and joyful
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elated
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a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
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epigram
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