Unit Two

Question 1

avowed

Answer 1

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

Question 2

bountiful

Answer 2

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

Question 3

congested

Answer 3

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

Question 4

enterprising

Answer 4

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

Question 5

gingerly

Answer 5

(adj., adv,) with extreme care or caution

Question 6

glut

Answer 6

(v.) to provide more that is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply

Question 7

incognito

Answer 7

(adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

Question 8

minimize

Answer 8

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

Question 9

veer

Answer 9

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

Question 10

wanton

Answer 10

(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a poiled, pampered person; one with low morals

Question 11

antics

Answer 11

(n., pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

Question 12

banter

Answer 12

(v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing

Question 13

detriment

Answer 13

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

Question 14

durable

Answer 14

(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n., pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years

Question 15

frugal

Answer 15

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

Question 16

invalidate

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Iegendary

Answer 17

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

Question 18

maim

Answer 18

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

Question 19

oblique

Answer 19

(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

Question 20

venerate

Answer 20

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