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antics
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ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions.
syn: pranks, shenanigans |
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avowed
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declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
syn:admitted, sworn ant:unacknowledged, undisclosed |
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banter
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to exchange playful remarks, tease; talk that is playful and teasing
syn:joking, raillery ant:serious talk |
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bountiful
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giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
syn: liberal, abundant, copious ant: scarce, scanty, in short supply |
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congested
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overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
syn:jammed, packed, choked ant:uncluttered, unimpeded |
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detriment
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harm or loss; injury, damage;a disadvantage; cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
syn:hindrance, liability ant:advantage, help, plus |
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durable
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sturdy,not easily worn out or destroyed;
lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly over syn:long-lasting, enduring ant:fragile, perishable, fleeting, ephemeral |
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enterprising
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energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
syn:vigorous, ambitious, aggressive, audacious ant:lazy, indolent, timid, different |
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frugal
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economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
syn:thrifty, skimpy ant:wasteful, improvident, lavish, extravagant |
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gingerly
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with extreme care or caution
syn:cautiously, warily, circumspectly ant:firmly, confidently, aggressively |
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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 overstuffing; and oversupply
syn:flood, inundate; surplus, plethora ant:shortage, scarcity dearth, paucity |
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incognito
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in a disguising state, under an assumed name or identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
ant:undisguised |
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invalidate
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to make valueless, take away all force or effect
syn:cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit ant:support, confirm, back up, legalize |
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legendary
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described in a well-known stories; existing in old stories rather than in real life
syn:mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated |
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maim
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to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
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minimize
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to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
syn:belittle, downplay, underrate ant:magnify, enlarge, exaggerate |
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oblique
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slanting or sloping; not straight-forward or direct
syn:diagonal, indirect ant:direct, straight to the point |
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veer
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to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
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venerate
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to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
syn:worship, revere, idolize ant:despise, detest, ridicule, deride |
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wanton
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reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
syn:rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked ant:justified,morally strict, responsible |