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PAXON HOLLOW VOCABULARY
Unit 2
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English
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12/04/2005

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antic
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(n)ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or action
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avowed
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(adj)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)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 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)consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
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enterprising
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(adj)energenic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
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frugal
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(adj)economical, avoiding waste and luxery; scanty, poor, meager
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gingerly
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(adj)with extreme care or cuation
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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 fo overstufing (n)oversupply
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incognito
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(adj)in a disguised state, inder an assumed name or identity; (n)the state of being disguised; a perosn 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; existing in old stories rather than in real life
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maim
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(v) to cripple, disable, injure, mar disfigure mutilate
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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)slantng or slopng; not straightforward or direct
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veer
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(v)to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
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venerate
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(v)to regard 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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