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to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

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malm

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2
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disguised; pretending not to be oneself

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incognito

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3
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described in well-known stories; existing in old stories rather than in real life

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legendary

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4
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harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damag

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detriment

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5
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glutto provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; an oversupply

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glut

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6
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with extreme care or caution

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gingerly

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7
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to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve

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veer

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sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years

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durable

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reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals

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wanton

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10
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slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

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oblique

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energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination

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enterprising

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declared openly and without shame, acknowledged

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avowed

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13
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teasing; talk that is playful

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banter

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14
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giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly

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bountiful

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15
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overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess

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congested

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ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

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

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to make valueless, take away all force or effect

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to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before

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to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect