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20 Cards in this Set
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antics
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(n.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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avowed
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(adj.) 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.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
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detriment
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(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantagte; 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; (n.) consumer goods used repeatdly over a series of years.
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enterprizing
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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 wast and luxury ; scanty, poor, meager
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gingerly
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(adj. adv.) with exterame 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 discusing state, under an assumed name or identitiy; (n.) the state of being discusted; 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 rather tahn 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.) standing or sloping, not straightforward or direct
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veer
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(v.) to change direction or corse suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
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venerate
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(v.) to regard with reverence, to look up to with great respect
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wanton
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(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifable; loose in morals (n.) a spoilede pampered person; one with low morals
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