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20 Cards in this Set
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antics
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(n) ridiculous & unpredictable behavior or actions; pranks
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avowed
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(adj) declared openly and without shame; acknowledged; admitted; sworn
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banter
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(v) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n) talk that is playful and teasing
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bountiful
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(adj) giving freely, generous; plentiful, liberal, abundant, copious
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congested
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(adj) overcrowded, filled, clogged, jammed, packed, choked
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detriment
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(n) harm or loss; damage; a disadvantage; hindrance; liability
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durable
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(adj) sturdy, not easily worn out, long-lasting; enduring
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enterprising
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(adj) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination; vigorous, ambitious; audacious
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frugal
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(adj) economical, thrifty; avoiding waste and luxury; meager
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gingerly
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(adj, adv) with extreme care or caution; cautiously, warily, carefully
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glut
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(v) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed to the point of overstuffing; flood, inundate (n) an oversupply, surplus
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incognito
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(adj, adv) in disguise, under an assumed (fake) name or identity
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invalidate
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(v) to make valueless; take away all force or effect; cancel, annul
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legendary
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(adj) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories rather than real life; mythical, famous, celebrated
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maim
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(v) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
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minimize
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(v) to make as small as possible, make the least of; belittle, downplay, underrate
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oblique
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(adj) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct; indirect
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veer
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(v) to change direction suddenly, turn aside, swerve
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venerate
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(v) to regard with reverence, to look up to with respect; worship, revere, idolize
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wanton
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(adj) reckless, heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; rash
(n) one with low morals, a spoiled, pampered person |