Flashcards in 7th grade vocab 2 Deck (77)
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antics
ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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avowed
-declared openly and without shame;
-acknowledged
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banter
-to exchange playful remarks, tease
-talk that is playful and teasing
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bountiful
giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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congested
overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
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detriment
-harm or loss; injury, damage;
-a disadvantage
-a cause of harm, injury, loss or damage
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durable
-sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed
-lasting for a long time
-consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
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enterprising
-energetic, willing and able to start something new
-showing boldness and imagination
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frugal
-economical, avoiding waste and luxury
-scanty, poor, meager
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gingerly
with extreme care or caution
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glut
-to provide more than is needed or wanted
-too feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
-an oversupply
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incognito
-the disguised state, under an assumed name or identity
-the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
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invalidate
to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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legendary
-described in well-known stories
-existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
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maim
to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
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minimize
-to make as small as possible; to make the least of
-to make smaller than before
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oblique
slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
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veer
-to change direction or course suddenly
-turn aside, shift
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venerate
to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
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wanton
-reckless, heartless, unustifiable
-loose morals
-spoiled, pampered person
-one with low morals
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syn: rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked
wanton
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syn: worship, revere, idolize
venerate
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syn: diagonal, indirect
oblique
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syn: belittle, downplay
minimize
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syn: mythical, fabulous, famous
legendary
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syn: cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit
invalidate
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ant: justified, morally strict, reponsible
wanton
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ant: despise, detest, ridicule, deride
venerate
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ant: direct, straight to the point
oblique
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