Shane's Vocab 11.30

Question 1

antics (noun)

Answer 1

ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or action

Question 2

avowed (adj)

Answer 2

declared openly without shame, acknowledged

Question 3

banter (v) (n)

Answer 3

to exchange playful remarks, tease, talk that is playful

Question 4

bountiful (adj)

Answer 4

given freely, generous, plentiful, abundantly

Question 5

congested (adj)

Answer 5

overcrowded filled or occupied to excess

Question 6

detriment (n)

Answer 6

harm or loss injury damage a disadvantage, the cause of harm, entering loss or damage

Question 7

durable (adj) (n)

Answer 7

sturdy, not worn out over time, used repeatedly over a series of years

Question 8

enterprising (adj)

Answer 8

energetic, willing able to start something new

Question 9

frugal (adj)

Answer 9

poor, avoiding waste and luxury

Question 10

gingerly (adj, adv)

Answer 10

with extreme care or caution

Question 11

glut (verb, n)

Answer 11

to provide more than is needed or wanted, an oversupply

Question 12

incognito (adj adv n)

Answer 12

a disguise, the state of being disguised, an assumed identity

Question 13

invalidate (v)

Answer 13

to make valueless take away of or effect

Question 14

legendary (adj)

Answer 14

described in well-known stories, existing in known stories, legends rather than in real life

Question 15

maim (v)

Answer 15

to cripple, disable or injure

Question 16

minimize (v)

Answer 16

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

Question 17

oblique (adj)

Answer 17

slanting or sloping, not straightforward or direct

Question 18

veer (v)

Answer 18

to change direction of course suddenly

Question 19

venerate (v)

Answer 19

to regard with reverence, look up with great respect

Question 20

wanton (adj, n)

Answer 20

wreckless, heartless unjustifiable, loose in morals, a spoiled pampered person