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| daredevil |
a person who puts himself or herself in danger by doing daring or dangerous things. [1/2 definitions] |
| guardian |
an adult chosen by law to be responsible for the care and protection of a child or a person who cannot care for himself or herself. [1/2 definitions] |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. [1/4 definitions] |
| herself |
When a girl is looking at herself in the mirror, it means that she is looking at someone in the mirror and that person is she. The girl and her reflection are the same person. [4 definitions] |
| personally |
If a famous actress answers her fan letters personally, it means that she answers her letters herself and doesn't have anybody else do it for her. If you deliver some flowers to your sick friend personally, you bring them to your friend's house yourself. You don't ask a delivery service or someone else to bring them. [1/3 definitions] |
| scavenger |
A scavenger is an animal that does not hunt living animals but, instead, finds and eats dead animals or decaying plants. A scavenger is also a person who looks for things that other people don't want anymore and uses them for himself or herself. |
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