Unit 2 Vocab Words Flashcards
(20 cards)
Avowed
Declared openly and without shame, acknoldged
Bountiful
Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
Congested
Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
Enterprising
Energetic, willing and able to start something
Gingerly
With extreme care or caution
Glut
To provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point or overstuffing; an oversupply
Incognito
In a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
Minimize
To make small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
Veer
To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift
Wanton
(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
Antics
(n. pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
Banter
(v. ) to exchange playful remarks, tease;
(n. ) talk that is playful and teasing
Detriment
(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
Durable
(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n. pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
Frugal
(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
Invalidate
(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
Legendary
(adj.) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
Maim
(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
Oblique
(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
Venerate
(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
