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20 Cards in this Set
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Definition:
Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions. |
Antics
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Synonyms:
Pranks, shenanigans |
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Definition:
Declared openly and without shame, acknowledged |
Avowed
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Synonyms:
Admitted, Sworn |
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Definition:
To exchange playful remarks, tease; talk that is playful and teasing |
Banter
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Synonyms:
Joking, raillery |
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Definition:
Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly |
Bountiful
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Synonyms:
Liberal, abundant, copious |
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Definition:
Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess |
Congested
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Synonyms:
Jammed, packed, choked |
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Definition:
Harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss or damage |
Detriment
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Synonyms:
Hindrance, liability |
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Definition:
Sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years |
Durable
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Synonyms:
Long-lasting, enduring |
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Definition:
Energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination |
Enterprising
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Synonyms:
Vigorous, ambitious, aggressive, audacious |
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Definition:
Economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager |
Frugal
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Synonyms:
Thrifty, skimpy |
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Definition:
With extreme care or caution |
Gingerly
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Synonyms:
Cautiously, warily, circumspectly |
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Definition:
To provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of over stuffing; an oversupply |
Glut
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Synonyms:
Flood, inundate; surplus, plethora |
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Definition:
In a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise |
Incognito
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Synonyms:
None Listed |
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Definition:
To make valueless, take away all force or effect |
Invalidate
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Synonyms:
Cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit |
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Definition:
Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life |
Legendary
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Synonyms:
Mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated |
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Definition:
To cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate |
Maim
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Synonyms:
None Listed |
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Definition:
To make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before |
Minimize
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Synonyms:
Belittle, downplay, underrate |
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Definition:
Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct |
Oblique
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Synonyms:
Diagonal, indirect |
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Definition:
To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve |
Veer
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Synonyms:
None Listed |
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Definition:
To regard with reverence, look up to with great respect |
Venerate
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Synonyms:
Worship, revere, idolize |
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Definition:
Reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals |
Wanton
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Synonyms:
Rash, Malicious, Spiteful, Unprovoked |
