Vocb Unit 2 - Set A & B Flashcards

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Avowed

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Declared openly and without shame, acknowledged

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Bountiful

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Giving freely, generous, plentiful, given abundantly

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Congested

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Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess

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Enterprising

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

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Gingerly

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With extreme caution or care

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Glut

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

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Incognito

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Ina. Disguised state, under an assumed name or identify; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

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Minimize

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

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Veer

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To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift

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Wanton

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Reckless; heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals

a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals

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Antics

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Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

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Banter

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To exchange playful remarks, tease

Talk that is playful and teasing

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Detriment

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

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Durable

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

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Frugal

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

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Invalidate

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To make valueless, take away all force or effect

17
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Legendary

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Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life

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Maim

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To cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

19
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Oblique

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Slanting or sloping, not straightforward or direct

20
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Venetrate

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To regard with reverence, look up to with great respect