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Quiz 10/17/08
Vocab Words #2 Antics-Wanton
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ridiculous or unpredictable behavior or actions Syn. Prank, shenanigans | Antics |
| Declared openly and without shame, acknowledged Syn. Admitted, sworn Ant. Unacknowledged, undisclosed | Avowed |
| To exchamge playful remarks, tease/talk that is playful and teasing Syn. Joking, raillery Ant. Serious talk | Banter |
| Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly Syn. Liberal, abundant, copious Ant. Scarce, scanty, short in supply | Bountiful |
| Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess Syn. Jammed, packed, choked Ant. Uncluttered, unimpended | Congested |
| Harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss or damage Syn. Hindrance, liability Ant. Advantage, help, plus | Detriment |
| Sturdy not easily worn out or destroyed Syn. Long lasting, enduring Ant. Fragile, perishable, fleeting, ephemeral | Durable |
| Energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination Syn. Vigorous, ambitious, agressive, audacious Ant. Lazy, indolent, timid, diffident | Enterprising |
| Economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager Syn. Thrifty, skimpy Ant. Wasteful. improvident, lavish, extravagent | Frugal |
| With extreme care or caution Syn. Cautiously, warily, circumspectly Ant. Firmly confidently, aggresively | Gingerly |
| To provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or to fill to the point of over-stuffing/an oversupply Syn. Flood, inundate, surplus, plethora Ant. Shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity | Glut |
| In a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise Syn. Disguised, hidden Ant. Undisguised | Incognito |
| To make valueless, take away all force or effect Syn. Cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit Ant. Support, confirm, back-up, legalize | Invalidate |
| Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (Legends) rather than in real life Syn. Mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated | Legendary |
| To cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate | Maim |
| To make as small as possible, make the least of;to make smaller than before Syn. belittle, downplay, underrate Ant. magnify, enlarge, exaggerate | Minimize |
| Slanting or sloping; not straight forward or direct Syn. Diagonal, indirect Ant. Direct, straight to the point | Oblique |
| To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside Syn. Swerve, shift | Veer |
| To regard with reverance, look up with great respect Syn. Worship, revere, idolize Ant. Despise, detest, ridicule, deride | Venerate |
| Reckless, heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals/ a spoiled, pampered person, one with low morals Syn. Rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked Ant. Justified, morally strict, responsible | Wanton |