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20 Cards in this Set
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antics
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(n pl) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions. pranks shenanigans
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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; 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
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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.) a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity, (n) the state of being disguised; 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, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
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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 suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
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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
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