| Question |
Answer |
| antics |
(n.pl.)ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions |
| avowed |
(adj.,part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged |
| banter |
(v.) to exchange playful remarks , tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing |
| bountiful |
(adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly |
| congested |
(adj.,part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess |
| detriment |
(n.) harm or loss; injury,damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage |
| durable |
(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n.pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years |
| enterprising |
(adj.) energetic , willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination |
| frugal |
(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager |
| gingerly |
(adj.,adv.) with extreme care or caution |
| glut |
(v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply |
| incognito |
(adj.,adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise |
| invalidate |
(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect |
| legendary |
(adj.) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life |
| maim |
(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate |
| minimize |
(v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before |
| oblique |
(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct |
| veer |
(v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve |
| venerate |
(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect |
| wanton |
(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals |
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