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Antics

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Ridiculous or unpredictable behavior or actions

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Avowed

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Declared openly and without shame

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Banter

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1) To exchange playful remarks, tease 2) Talk that is playful and teasing

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Bountiful

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Giving freely, generous, plentiful, given abundantly

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Congested

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Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess

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Detriment

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Harm or loss; injury; damage; a disadvantage

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Durable

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1) Sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed 2) Consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years

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Enterprising

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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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Economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager

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Gingerly

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With extreme caution or care

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Glut

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1) To provide more than is needed or wanted 2) An oversupply

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Incognito

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In a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity

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Invalidate

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To make valueless, take away all force or effect

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Legendary

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Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories rather than real life

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Maim

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To cripple, disable, injure

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Minimize

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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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Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

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Veer

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To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside , shift

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Venerate

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To regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

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Wanton

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1) reckless, heartless, unjustifiable 2) a spoiled pampered person