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20 Cards in this Set
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Antics
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N. Ridiculus 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, givin abunduntly
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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 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;
N. 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, 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 pointo of overstuffing;
N. An oversupply |
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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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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 a well-known sories; existing in old stories 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 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 of course sudddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
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Venerate
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V. To regard with reverance, 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 |
