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Word Explanations avid, primordial, venturesome, pendulous, sportive, optional, cringing, lateral, filiform, maltreated

Explanation of avid (adjective)
marked by active interest and enthusiasm

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Explanation of primordial (adjective)
having existed from the beginning; primeval; primaeval

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Explanation of venturesome (adjective)
open to taking risks; willing to experience new things

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Explanation of pendulous (adjective)
swinging; hanging loosely

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Explanation of sportive (adjective)
given to merry frolicking; frolicky; rollicking

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Explanation of optional (adjective)
possible but not necessary

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Explanation of cringing (adjective)
totally submissive; grovelling; wormlike; wormy

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Explanation of lateral (adjective)
lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body

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Explanation of filiform (adjective)
thin in diameter; filamentlike; threadlike; thready

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Explanation of maltreated (adjective)
subjected to cruel treatment; mistreated

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