Unit Two Set A and B

Question 1

avowed

Answer 1

declared openly and without shame, acknowledged

Question 2

bountiful

Answer 2

giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly

Question 3

congested

Answer 3

overcrowded, filled, or occupied to excess

Question 4

enterprising

Answer 4

energetic, willing, and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination

Question 5

gingerly

Answer 5

with extreme care or caution

Question 6

glut

Answer 6

to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; an oversupply

Question 7

incognito

Answer 7

in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

Question 8

minimize

Answer 8

to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before

Question 9

veer

Answer 9

to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift

Question 10

wanton

Answer 10

reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals

Question 11

antics

Answer 11

ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

Question 12

banter

Answer 12

to exchange playful remarks, tease; talk that is playful and teasing

Question 13

detriment

Answer 13

harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage

Question 14

durable

Answer 14

sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years

Question 15

frugal

Answer 15

economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager

Question 16

invalidate

Answer 16

to make valueless, take away all force or effect

Question 17

legendary

Answer 17

described in well-known stories, existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life

Question 18

maim

Answer 18

to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

Question 19

oblique

Answer 19

slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

Question 20

venerate

Answer 20

to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect