Unit 2 Vocabulary Words
antics - (n. pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
avowed - (adj. part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
banter - (v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing
bountiful - (adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
congested - (adj. part.) overcroweded, filled or occupied to excess
detriment - (n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a couase 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
enterprising - (adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
frugal - (adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
gingerly - (adj. adv.) with extreme care or caution
glut - (v.) to provide more than 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
invalidate (v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
legendary - (adj) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rater than in real life
maim - (v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
minimize - (v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
oblique - (adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
veer - (v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
venerate - (v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
wanton - (adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
avowed - (adj. part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
banter - (v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing
bountiful - (adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
congested - (adj. part.) overcroweded, filled or occupied to excess
detriment - (n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a couase 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
enterprising - (adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
frugal - (adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
gingerly - (adj. adv.) with extreme care or caution
glut - (v.) to provide more than 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
invalidate (v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
legendary - (adj) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rater than in real life
maim - (v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
minimize - (v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
oblique - (adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
veer - (v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
venerate - (v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
wanton - (adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
