Unit 2 Flashcards
Antics (n. Pl)
(N. Pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
Syn: shenanigans
Avowed (adj., part.)
(Adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
Syn: sworn
Banter (v.)
(V.) to exchange playful remarks, tease
Banter (n.)
(N.) talk that is playful and teasing
Syn: chithat
Bountiful (adj.)
(Adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
Syn: abundant
Congested (adj. part.)
(Adj. Part) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
Syn. Jammed
Detriment (n.)
(N.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
Syn: liability
Durable (adj.)
(Adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time
Syn:long-lasting
Durable (n. Pl)
(N. Pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
Enterprising (adj.)
(Adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new;showing boldness and imagination
Syn: vigorous
Frugal (adj.)
(Adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
Syn: skimpy
Gingerly (adj.)
(Adj.) with extreme care or caution
Syn: cautiously
Glut (v.)
(V.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
Syn: flood
Glut (n.)
(N.) an oversupply
Syn: surplus
incognito (adj)
In disguised state, under an assumed name or identity
Incognito (noun)
Instead of being disguised, a person in disguise
Invalidate (verb)
To make value less, take away all force or affect
Legendary (adj)
Described in well-known stories, existing existing in old stories rather than in real life
Maim (verb)
To cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
Minimize (verb)
To make a small as possible, to make the list of, to make smaller than before
Oblique (adj)
Slanting or sloping, not straightforward or direct
Veer (verb)
To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift
Venerate (verb)
To regard with reverence, look up with great respect
Wanton (adj)
Reckless, heartless, unjustifiable, loose morals
Wanton (noun)
A spoiled, pampered person, one with low morals
