Unit 2 Definitions/Synonyms Flashcards
antics
ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions, pranks, shenanigans
avowed
declared openly and without shame, agnowlegeded, admitted, sworn
banter
to exchange playful remarks, tease; talk that is playful and teasing, raillery, chitchat
bountiful
giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly, liberal, abundant, copious
congested
overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess, jammed, choked, packed
detriment
harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage, hindrance, liability
durable
sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time: consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years, long-lasting, enduring
enterprising
energetic, willing and able to start something new;
showing boldness and imagination, vigorous, aggressive, audacious
frugal
economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty,
poor, meager, thrifty, skimpy
gingerly
with extreme care or caution, cautiously, warily, circumspectly
glut
to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; an oversupply
incognito
in a disguised state, under an assumed name or
identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
invalidate
to make valueless, take away all force or effect, cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit
legendary
described in well-known stories; existing in old stories rather than in real life
maim
to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
minimize
to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before; belittle, downplay
oblique
slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct, diagonal, indirect
veer
to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift,
venerate
to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect, worship, revere, idolize
wanton
reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; a
spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals; rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked
