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Vocab. Lev. C
Unit 2
Word | Definition | N/V/adj | Syn | Ant |
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antics | ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions | n pl | pranks, shenanigans | none |
avowed | declared openly and without shame, acknowledged | adj | admitted, sworn | unacknowledged, undisclosed |
banter | to exchange playful remarks, tease, talk that is playful and teasing | v/n | joking, raillery | serious talk |
bountiful | giving freely, generous, plentiful, given abundantly | adj | liberal, abundant, copious | scarce, scanty, in short supply |
congested | overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess | adj | jammed, packed, choked | uncluttered, unimpeded |
detriment | harm or loss, injury damage, a disadvantage, a cause of harm, injury or damage | n | hindrance, liability | advantage, help, plus |
durable | sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed, lasting for a long time, consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years | adj/n pl | long lasting, enduring | fragile, perishable, fleeting, ephemeral |
enterprising | energetic, willing and able to start something new, showing boldness and imagination | adj | vigorous, ambitious, aggressive, audacious | lazy, indolent, timid, diffident |
frugal | economical, avoiding waste and luxury, scanty poor, meager | adj | thrifty, skimpy | wasteful, improvident, lavish, extravagant |
gingerly | with extreme care or caution | adj/adv | cautiously,warily, circumspectly | firmly, confidently, aggressively |
glut | to provide more than is needed or wanted, to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing | v/n | flood, inundate, surplus, plethora | shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity |
incognito | in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity, the state of being disguised | adj/adv/n | none | undisguised |
invalidate | to make valueless | v | cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit | support, confirm, back up, legalize |
legendary | described in well-known stories, existing in old stories rather than in real life | adj | mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated | none |
maim | to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate | v | none | none |
minimize | to make as small as possible, make the least of, to make smaller than before | v | belittle, downplay, underrate | magnify, enlarge, exaggerate |
oblique | slanting or sloping, not straightforward or direct | adj | diagonal, indirect | direct, straight to the point |
veer | to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve | v | none | none |
venerate | to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect | v | worship, revere, idolize | despise, detest, ridicule, deride |
wanton | reckless, heartless, loose in morals, a spoiled, pampered person | adj/n | rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked | justified, morally strict, responsible |