Unit 2 Flashcards
Antics (n. pl.)
ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
Avowed (adj., part)
declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
banter (v)
To exchange playful remarks, tease
banter (n.)
Talk that is playful and teasing
bountiful (adj.)
Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
Congested (adj., part.)
Overcrowded, filled or occupied to access
Detriment (n.)
Harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage : a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage.
Durable (adj.)
Not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time
Durable (n. Pl.)
Consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years.
Enterprising (adj.)
Energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
Frugal (adj.)
Economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
Gingerly (adj., adv.)
With extreme care or caution
Glut (v.)
To provide more than needed or wanted: to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
Glut (n.)
An oversupply
Incognito (adj., adv.)
In a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity
Incognito (n.)
The state of being disguised; a person is disguise
Invalidate (v.)
To make valueless, take away all force or effect
Legendary (adj.)
Described in well known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life.
Maim (v.)
To cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
Minimize (v.)
To make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
Oblique (adj.)
Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
Veer (v.)
To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift
Venerate (v.)
To regard with reverence, look up with great respect
wanton (adj.)
Reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals
