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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
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avowed
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(adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
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bantor
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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, noteasily 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.) energenic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination.
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enterprising
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(adj.) energenic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination.
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frugal
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(adj.) econamical, 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.) shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity |
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incognito
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(adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity;
(n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise |
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legendary
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(adj.) described in well-known; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life.
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maim
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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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invalidate
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(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect.
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