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20 Cards in this Set
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antics
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noun
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ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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avowed
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adj
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declared openly and whithout shame, acknowledged
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banter
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verb,noun
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to exchange playful remarks,tease;talk that is playful and teasing
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bountiful
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adj
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giving freely, generous;plentiful given abundantly
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congested
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adj
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overcrowded,filled or occupied to excess
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detriment
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noun
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harm or losss; injury,damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm,loss,injury,or damage
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durable
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adj, noun
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sturdy,not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
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enterprising
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adj
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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
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economical avoiding waste adn luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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gingerly
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adj, adv
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with extreme care or caution
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glut
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verb,noun
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to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; an oversupply
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incognito
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adj, adv, noun
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in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
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invalidate
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verb
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to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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legendary
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adj
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described in well-known storiesl existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
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maim
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verb
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cripple,disable,injure,mar, disfigure, mutilate
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minimize
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verb
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to make as small as possible,make the least of; to make smaller than before
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oblique
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adj
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slanting or sloping; not straightfoward or direct
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veer
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verb
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change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
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venerate
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verb
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to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
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wanton
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adj,noun
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reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; a soiled, pampered oerson; one with low morals
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