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15 Cards in this Set
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maladroit
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awkward, gauche, unskillful
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salient
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standing out from the rest, noticeably conspicuous
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Jocose
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given to joking, humorous, witty
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vociferous
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loud, noisy in making one's feelings known
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recalcitrant
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defiant, unruly, uncooperative
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acrid
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sharp or bitter taste or odor
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dolorous
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very sorrowful or sad; mournful
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splenetic
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bad-tempered, irritable, irascible
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diffident
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shy, timid. reserved, unassertive
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somnolent
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inducing drowsiness, sleepy
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specious
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seeming good but without real merit, deceptive, superficially right
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pithy
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terse and full of meaning, cogent
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend, recondite
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vapid
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lacking liveliness or force, dull, empty
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depraved
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corrupt, wicked, evil
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