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20 Cards in this Set
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ANTICS
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pl. n.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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AVOWED
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(adj. part.) declared openly and without shame
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BANTER
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remarks, tease;
(n) talk that is playful or teasing |
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BOUTIFUL
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(adj) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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CONGESTED
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(adj. part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
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DETRIMENT
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(n) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
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DURABLE
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(adj) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time
(n. pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years |
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ENTERPRISING
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(adj) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
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FRUGAL
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(adj) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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GINGERLY
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(adj, adv) with extreme care or caution
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GLUT
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(v) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
(n) an oversupply |
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INCOGNITO
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(adj, adv) in a disguised state, under an assumed name
(n) the state of being disguised or a person in disguise |
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INVALIDATE
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(v) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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LEGENDARY
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(adj) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
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MAIM
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(v) to cripple; disable
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MINIMIZE
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(v) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
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OBLIQUE
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(adj) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
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VEER
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(v) to change direction or course, turn aside, shift
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VENERATE
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(v) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
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WANTON
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(adj) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals
(n)a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals |
