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20 Cards in this Set
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Congested
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Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
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Avowed
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Declared openly and without shame
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Durable
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Sturdy, not easily worn out or broken; lasting for a long time; (n) consumer goods useed repetedly over a series of years
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Antics
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Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior
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Bountiful
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Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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Banter
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To exchange playful remarks, tease; (n) talk in a playful manner, teasing
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Maim
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To cripple, disable
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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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Glut
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To provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing.
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Oblique
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Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
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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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Frugal
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Economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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Detriment
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Harm or loss; injury, damage; disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss or damage
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Wanton
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Reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
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Gingerly
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With extreme care or caution
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Incognito
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in a disguised state, under an assumed name; (n) the date of being disguised or a person in disguise
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Invalidate
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To valuless, take away all force or effect
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Venerate
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To regard with reverance, look up to with great respect
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Legendary
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Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories, rather than real life
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Veer
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To change direction or course, turn aside, shift
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