Unit 2 Flashcards
antics
(n. pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
S-pranks
avowed
(Adj part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
S-admitted
Banter
(v) to exchange playful remarks, tease
Banter
(n) talk that is playful
S-chitchat
bountiful
(Adj) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
S-abundant
Congested
(Adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
S-jammed
detriment
(N) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage;
Durable
(Adj) sturdy,not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time
S-long-lasting
Durable
(n., pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
enterprising
(Adj) energetic, willing and ab,e to start something new, showing boldness and imagination
S-aggressive
Frugal
(Adj) economical, avoiding waste and luxury;scanty, poor, meager
S-thrifty
gingerly
(Adj adv) with extreme care or caution
S-cautiously
glut
(v) to provide more than is needed or wanted;to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
S-flood
glut
(n) an oversupply
S-surplus
incognito
(Adj, adv) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity
S-undisguised
incognito
(N) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
Invalidate
(v) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
S-cancel
legendary
(Adj) describe in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legeneds) rather than in real life
S-mythical
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
S-belittle
oblique
(Adj) slanting or sloping;not straightforward or direct
S-indirect
Veer
(V) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside , shift
Venerate
(V) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
S- idolize
Wanton
(Adj) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals
S-spiteful
Wanton
(N) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
