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Antics n |
Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions Syn:pranks shenanigans |
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Avowed adj |
Declared openly and without shame Syn:admitted sworn Ant:unacknowledged undisclosed |
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Banter v |
To exchange playful remarks tease talk that is play and teasing
Syn:raillery chit chat Ant:serious Talk |
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Bountiful adj |
Giving freely generous plentiful Given abundantly Syn: liberal abundent copious Ant: uncluttered unimpeded |
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Detriment n |
Harm or loss injury damage a disadvantage a cause of harm injury loss Syn:hindrance liability Ant: advantage help plus |
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Durable adj |
Sturdy not easily worn out or destroyed lasting for a long time Syn: long lasting enduring Ant: fragile perishable fleeting ephemeral |
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Enterprising adj |
Energetic willing and able to start something new Sym: vigorous aggressive audacious Ant: lazy indolent timid diffident |
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Frugal adj |
Economical, avoiding waste and luxery and scanty scanty
Syn: thirifty skimpy Ant: wasteful indulegent lavish |
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Gingerly adj adv |
With extreme care or caustion
Syn:caustiosly warily circumspectly Ant:firmly confidently aggressively |
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Glut v |
To provide more than is needed or wanted to feed or fill To the point of over stuffing Syn: flood inudate surplus plethora Ant: shortage scarcity dearth pacity |
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Incognito adj adv |
In a distimguised state under an assumed name or indentity
Syn: undisguised |
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Invalidate v |
To make valueless take away all force or effect
Syn: cancel annul disapproval Ant support confirm back up legalize |
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Legendary adj |
Described in well known stories exiting in old stories
Syn mythical fabulas famous |
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Maim v |
To cripple disable injure mar disfigure
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Minimize v |
To make as small as possible make the least of
Syn be little down play Ant magnify elarge exaggerate |
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Oblique adj |
Slanting or sloping not straight forward or direct Syn: diagonal indirect Ant : direct straight to the point |
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Veer v |
To change direction or course suddenly turn aside shift |
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Venerate v |
to regard with reverence look up to with great respect Syn worship revere idolize Ant despise detest ridicule deride |
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Wanton |
Reckless heartless unjustifiable loose in morals a spoiled pampered person one with low morals Syn rash malicious spiteful unprovoked Ant justified morally strict responsible |
