ELA Unit 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Antics

Answer 1

(noun pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
Synonym: shenanigans

Question 2

Avowed

Answer 2

(adjective part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
Synonym: sworn

Question 3

Banter

Answer 3

(verb) to exchange playful remarks, tease

Question 4

Banter

Answer 4

(noun) talk that is playful and teasing
Synonym: (noun) chitchat

Question 5

Bountiful

Answer 5

(adjective) giving freely, generous, plentiful, given abundantly
Synonym: liberal

Question 6

Congested

Answer 6

(adjective part) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
Synonym: packed

Question 7

Detriment

Answer 7

(noun) harm or loss, injury, damage, a disadvantage, a cause of harm
Synonym: liability

Question 8

Durable

Answer 8

(adjective) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed, lasting for a long time
Synonym: long-lasting

Question 9

Durable

Answer 9

(noun pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years

Question 10

Enterprising

Answer 10

(adjective) energetic, willing and able to start something new, showing boldness and imagination
Synonym: vigorous

Question 11

Frugal

Answer 11

(adjective) economical, avoiding waste and luxury, scanty, poor, meager
Synonym: thrifty

Question 12

Gingerly

Answer 12

(adjective adv.) with extreme care or caution
Synonym: cautiously

Question 13

Glut

Answer 13

(verb) to provide more than is needed or wanted, to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
Synonym: flood

Question 14

Glut

Answer 14

(noun) an oversupply
Synonym: surplus

Question 15

Incognito

Answer 15

(adjective adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity

Question 16

Incognito

Answer 16

(noun) the state of being disguised, a person in disguise

Question 17

Invalidate

Answer 17

(verb) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
Synonym: cancel

Question 18

Legendary

Answer 18

(adjective) described in well-known stories, existing in old storied rather than real life
Synonym: famous

Question 19

Maim

Answer 19

(verb) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

Question 20

Minimize

Answer 20

(verb) to make as small as possible, make the least of, to make smaller than before
Synonym: downplay

Question 21

Oblique

Answer 21

(adjective) slanting or sloping, not straightforward or direct
Synonym: indirect

Question 22

Veer

Answer 22

(verb) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift

Question 23

Venerate

Answer 23

(verb) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
Synonym: idolize

Question 24

Wanton

Answer 24

(adjective) reckless, heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals
Synonym: malicious

Question 25

Wanton

Answer 25

(noun) a spoiled, pampered person, one with low morals