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Adv English - Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Antics | noun - ridiculous and unpredictable behavior |
| Pranks | Synonym for antics |
| Shenanigans | Synonym for antics |
| avowed | adjective - declared openly and without shame, acknowledged |
| admitted | Synonym for avowed |
| sworn | Synonym for avowed |
| unacknowledged | antonym for avowed |
| undisclosed | antonym for avowed |
| banter | verb - exchange playful remarks, tease noun - talk that is playful |
| joking | synonym for banter |
| raillery | synonym for banter |
| serious talk | antonym for banter |
| bountiful | adjective - giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly |
| liberal | synonym for bountiful |
| abundant | synonym for bountiful |
| copious | synonym for bountiful |
| scarce | antonym for bountiful |
| scanty | antonym for bountiful |
| in short supply | antonym for bountiful |
| congested | adjective - overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess |
| jammed | synonym for congested |
| packed | synonym for congested |
| choked | synonym for congested |
| uncluttered | antonym for congested |
| unimpeded | antonym for congested |
| detriment | noun - harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss or damage |
| hindrance | synonym for detriment |
| liability | synonym for detriment |
| advantage | antonym for detriment |
| help | antonym for detriment |
| plus | antonym for detriment |
| durable | adjective - sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; noun - consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years |
| enterprising | adjective - energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination |
| vigorous | synonym for enterprising |
| ambitious | synonym for enterprising |
| aggressive | synonym for enterprising |
| audacious | synonym for enterprising |
| lazy | antonym for enterprising |
| indolent | antonym for enterprising |
| timid | antonym for enterprising |
| diffident | antonym for enterprising |
| frugal | adjective - economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager |
| thrifty | synonym for frugal |
| skimpy | synonym for frugal |
| wasteful | antonym for frugal |
| improvident | antonym for frugal |
| lavish | antonym for frugal |
| extravagant | antonym for frugal |
| gingerly | adjective and adverb - with extreme care and caution |
| cautiously | synonym for gingerly |
| warily | synonym for gingerly |
| circumspectly | synonym for gingerly |
| firmly | antonym for gingerly |
| confidently | antonym for gingerly |
| aggressively | antonym for gingerly |
| glut | verb - to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing noun - an oversupply |
| flood | synonym for glut |
| inundate | synonym for glut |
| surplus | synonym for glut |
| plethora | synonym for glut |
| shortage | antonym for glut |
| scarcity | antonym for glut |
| dearth | antonym for glut |
| paucity | antonym for glut |
| incognito | adjective and adverb - in a disgusted state; under an assumed name noun - the state of being disguised; a person in disguise |
| undisguised | antonym for incognito |
| invalidate | verb - to make valueless, take away all force or effect |
| cancel | synonym for invalidate |
| annual | synonym for invalidate |
| disapprove | synonym for invalidate |
| discredit | synonym for invalidate |
| support | antonym for invalidate |
| confirm | antonym for invalidate |
| back up | antonym for invalidate |
| legalize | antonym for invalidate |
| legendary | adjective - describe in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life |
| mythical | synonym for legendary |
| fabulous | synonym for legendary |
| famous | synonym for legendary |
| celebrated | synonym for legendary |
| maim | verb - to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate |
| minimize | verb - to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before |
| belittle | synonym for minimize |
| downplay | synonym for minimize |
| underrate | synonym for minimize |
| magnify | antonym for minimize |
| enlarge | antonym for minimize |
| exaggerate | antonym for minimize |
| oblique | adjective - slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct |
| diagonal | synonym for oblique |
| indirect | synonym for oblique |
| direct | antonym for oblique |
| straight to the point | antonym for oblique |
| veer | verb - to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve |
| venerate | verb - to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect |
| worship | synonym for venerate |
| revere | synonym for venerate |
| idolize | synonym for venerate |
| despise | antonym for venerate |
| detest | antonym for venerate |
| ridicule | antonym for venerate |
| deride | antonym for venerate |
| wanton | adjective - reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals noun - a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals |
| rash | synonym for wanton |
| malicious | synonym for wanton |
| spiteful | synonym for wanton |
| unprovoked | synonym for wanton |
| justified | antonym for wanton |
| morally strict | antonym for wanton |
| responsible | antonym for wanton |
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