Unit 2

Question 1

(N. Pl.) antics

Answer 1

(N. Pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
Synonym: shenanigans

Question 2

(Adj. Part.) avowed

Answer 2

(Adj. Part) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
Synonym: admitted

Question 3

(V) banter

Answer 3

(V) to exchange playful remarks, tease

Question 4

(N) banter

Answer 4

(N) talk that is playful and teasing
Synonym: chitchat

Question 5

(Adj) bountiful

Answer 5

(Adj) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
Synonym: abundant

Question 6

(Adj. Part.) congested

Answer 6

(Adj. Part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied excess
Synonym: jammed

Question 7

(N) detriment

Answer 7

(N) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
Synonym: liability

Question 8

(Adj.) durable

Answer 8

(Adj) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time
Synonym: long-lasting

Question 9

(N. Pl.) durable

Answer 9

(N. Pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a serious of years

Question 10

(Adj) enterprising

Answer 10

(Adj) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
Synonym: aggressive

Question 11

(Adj) frugal

Answer 11

(Adj) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
Synonym: thrifty

Question 12

(Adj. Adv) gingerly

Answer 12

(Adj. Adv) with extreme care or caution
Synonym: cautiously

Question 13

(V) glut

Answer 13

(V) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of suffering
Synonym: flood

Question 14

(n) glut

Answer 14

(N) an oversupply
Synonym: surplus

Question 15

(Adj. Adv) incognito

Answer 15

(Adj. Adv) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity

Question 16

(N) incognito

Answer 16

(N) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

Question 17

(V) invalidate

Answer 17

(V) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
Synonym: cancel

Question 18

(Adj.) legendary

Answer 18

(AdJ) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
Synonym: mythical

Question 19

(V) maim

Answer 19

(V) to cripple, disable,. Injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

Question 20

(V) minimize

Answer 20

(V) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
Synonym: downplay

Question 21

(Adj) oblique

Answer 21

(Adj) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
Synonym: indirect

Question 22

(V) veer

Answer 22

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

Question 23

(V) venerate

Answer 23

(V) to regard with reverence, look up to with respect
Synonym: idolize

Question 24

(Adj.) wanton

Answer 24

(Adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals
Synonym: unprovoked

Question 25

(N) wanton

Answer 25

(N) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals