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20 Cards in this Set
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(n pl)ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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antics
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(adj part) declared openly and without shame, acknowledge
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avowed
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(v) to exchange playful remarks, tease
(n) talk that is playful and teasing |
banter
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(adj) giving freely, generously; 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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sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time
(n pl) comsumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years |
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) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; 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 or fill to the point of overstuffing
(n) an oversupply |
glut
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(adj adv) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity
(n) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise |
incognito
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(v) to make valueless, 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 rather than in 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 reverence, 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 |
wanton
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