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antics
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ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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avowed
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declared openly and without shame, acknowledged of the plan to aid public libraries throughout the state.
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banter
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to exchange playful remarks, tease; talkthat is playful and teasing
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bountiful
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giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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congested
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overcrowded,filled or occupiedto excess
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detriment
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harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantange; a cause of harm, injury loss,or damage
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durable
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sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
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enterprising
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energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
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frugal
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economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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gingerly
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with extreme care or caution
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glut
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to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; an oversupply
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incognito
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in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; the state of being disquised; a person in disquise
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invalidate
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to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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legendary
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described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
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maim
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to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
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minimize
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to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
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oblique
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slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
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veer
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to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
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venerate
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to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
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wanton
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reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
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