Mango Street Vocabulary Flashcards

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glut

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a surplus, excess, oversupply, or overabundance

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incognito

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disguised; pretending not to be oneself

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invalidate

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to discredit, disqualify, or undermine

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legendary

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fictitious but well-known; famous

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maim

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to cripple, disable, or injure

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minimize

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to make as small as possible (in size, amount, value, importance, degree, or influence)

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oblique

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slanting or sloping; not direct or straightforward

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veer

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to change direction or course suddenly

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venerate

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to admire with great respect; revere; idolize

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wanton

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reckless, careless; also: lewd, lustful