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20 Cards in this Set
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venerate
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to regard with reverence, look up to with grea respect
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legendary
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described in well known stories; existing in old stories(legends)rather in real life
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congested
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overcrowed, filled or occupied to excess
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glut
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to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of ovestuffing; an oversupply
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incognito
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in a disguised state, under an assumed name; the state of being disguised or a person in disguise
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avowed
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declared openly and wihout shame, acknowledged
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invalidate
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to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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gingerly
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with extreme care or caution
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oblique
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slanting or sloping; not straight forward or direct
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maim
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to cripple, disable
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banter
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to exchange playful remarks; talk that is playful and teasing
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antics
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ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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wanton
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reckless; hearless, unjustifiable; loose in morals
a spoiled, pampered; one with low morals |
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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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detriment
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harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm injury, loss, or damage
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frugal
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economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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minimize
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to make as small as possibl, make the least of; to make smaller than before
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veer
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to change direction or course, turn aside, shift
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bountiful
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giving freely,generous;plentiful, given abundantly
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durable
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sturdy, not easily worn ou or destroyed; lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly ove a series of years
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