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20 Cards in this Set
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Antics
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(pl. n.) Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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Avowed
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(adj., part.) Declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
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Banter
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(v.) To exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing
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Bountiful
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(adj.) Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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Congested
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(adj., part.) Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
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Detriment
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(n.) Harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
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Durable
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(adj.) Sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n., pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
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Enterprising
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(adj.) Energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
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Frugal
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(adj.) Economical, avoding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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Gingerly
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(adj., adv.) With extreme care or caution
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Glut
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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
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Incognito
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(adj., adv.) In a disguised state, under an assumed name; (n.) the state of being disguised or person in disguise
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Invalidate
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(v.) To make valueless, take away all force or effect
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Legendary
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(adj.) Described in well-known stories; mostly in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
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Maim
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(v.) To cripple, disable
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Minimize
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(v.) 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.) Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
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Veer
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(v.) To change direction or course, turn aside, shift
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Venerate
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(v.) To regards with reverence, look up to with great respect
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Wanton
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(adj.) Reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
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