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20 Cards in this Set
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antics
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(.n pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior
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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
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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 disadvantage, a cause of harm
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durable
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(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out of destroyed, lasting for a long time
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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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frugal
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(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury, scanty, poor
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gingerly
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(adj.) 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
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incognito
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(adj.) 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 well-known stories, existing in old stories rather than in real life
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maim
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(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, disfigure
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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
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venerate
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(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
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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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wanton
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(adj.) reckless, heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals
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