Unit Two Flashcards
(20 cards)
avowed
(adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
bountiful
(adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
congested
(adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
enterprising
(adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
gingerly
(adj., adv,) with extreme care or caution
glut
(v.) to provide more that is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply
incognito
(adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
minimize
(v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
veer
(v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift
wanton
(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a poiled, 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
Iegendary
(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
