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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, acknowledged
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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, 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
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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, avoidling 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 perosn in dusguise |
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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 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 cours, 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; hearless, unjustifiable; loose in morals;
(n) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals |