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18 Cards in this Set
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novelty
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the quality of being novel or new; an item with little use but to be decorative or amusing, a tchotchke, a trinket
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paragon
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a model, a pattern of excellence
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paradigm
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a pattern or model, a set of understandings
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aberrant
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departing from the normal course, statistically anomalous
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compunction
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regret, remorse
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chronic
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lasting a very long time, or permanent
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serendipitous
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characterized by unexpected good fortune or unusually good luck
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euphemism
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a nicer way of saying something
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subjective
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based on opinion, rather than pure fact (antonym: objective)
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incessant
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without cessation, nonstop
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futile
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hopeless, pointless, not worth trying
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apprehension
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anticipation of misfortune, anxiety, nervousness
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deprecate
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to put down, to say unflattering things about
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disparage
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to deprecate, to say unflattering thing about
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disdain
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to regard as unworthy, to hold in contempt, to scorn
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epistle
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a letter
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clamor
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a loud uproar, often of dissatisfaction or protest; to protest vociferously
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vulgar
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lacking good taste or good breeding, churlish, boorish, coarse, crude; pertaining to the common people
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