Words Flashcards

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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 or without shame

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banter

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to exchange playful remarks, tease; 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; a cause of harm, injury, loss or damage

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durable (adj)

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sturdy; not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time

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durable (n. pl.)

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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 or imagination

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frugal

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economical, avoiding waste or luxury; scanty, poor, meager

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gingerly

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with extreme care or caution

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glut

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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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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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to make valueless, take away all force or effect

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legendary

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described in well-known stories; exisiting in old stories rather than in 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 reverance, look up with great respect

21
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wanton

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reckless; heartless; loose in morals; a spoiled, pampered person