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20 Cards in this Set
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(n.pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behaivor or actions.
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antics
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(adj. part.) declared openly and without shame, aknowledged.
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avowed
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(v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease: (n.) talk that is playful andteasing.
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banter
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(adj) giving freely;generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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bountiful
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(adj. part) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess.
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congested
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(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage;a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage.
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detriment
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(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lastingfor a long time;(n.pl.) consumer goods used pepeatedly overaseries of years
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durable
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(adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
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enterprising
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(adj.) economica, avoiding waste and luxur; scanty, poor, meager.
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frugal
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(adj., adv.) with extreme care or caution
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gingerly
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(v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed orfill to the point of overstuffing(n.) an oversupply
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glut
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(adj., adv.) in a disguised sate, under an assumed name or identity;(n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
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incognito
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(v.) to make valeless, take away all force or effect.
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invalidate
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(adj.) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories(legends) rather than real life
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legendary
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(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate.
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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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minimize
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(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
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oblique
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(v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift,swerve
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veer
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(v.) to regard with reverance, look up to with great respect.
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venerate
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(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals;(n.)a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
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wanton
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