Unit 2

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Antics

Question 2

(adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
Synonym: admitted

Answer 2

Avowed

Question 3

(v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease

Answer 3

Banter

Question 4

(n.) talk that is playful and teasing
Synonym: chitchat

Answer 4

Banter

Question 5

(adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
Synonym: abundant

Answer 5

Bountiful

Question 6

(adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
Synonym: jammed

Answer 6

Congested

Question 7

(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
Synonym: liability

Answer 7

Detriment

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Durable

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Durable

Question 10

(adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
Synonym: aggressive

Answer 10

Enterprising

Question 11

(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
Synonym: skimpy

Answer 11

Frugal

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Gingerly

Question 13

(v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
Synonym: flood

Answer 13

Glut

Question 14

(n.) an oversupply
Synonym: surplus

Answer 14

Glut

Question 15

(adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity
Synonym: undisguised

Answer 15

Incognito

Question 16

(n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

Answer 16

Incognito

Question 17

(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
Synonym: discredit

Answer 17

Invalidate

Question 18

(adj.) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
Synonym: mythical

Answer 18

Legendary

Question 19

(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

Answer 19

Maim

Question 20

(v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
Synonym: belittle

Answer 20

Minimize

Question 21

(adj.) standing or sloping; not straightforward or direct
Synonym: diagonal

Answer 21

Oblique

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Veer

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Venerate

Question 24

(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals
Synonym: spiteful

Answer 24

Wanton

Question 25

(n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals

Answer 25

Wanton