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oo3 / vocab unit two
> 7th grade ela class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antics | (an') + noun, plural ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions |
| avowed | (vaud') + adjective, part. declared openly and without shame, acknowledged |
| banter | (ban') + verb to exchange playful remarks, tease + noun talk that is playful and teasing |
| bountiful | (baunt') + adjective giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly |
| congested | (jest') + adjective, part. overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess |
| detriment | (det') + noun harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage |
| durable | (dur') + adjective sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time + noun, plural consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years |
| enterprising | (ent') + adjective energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination |
| frugal | (fru') + adjective economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager |
| gingerly | (jin') + adjective, adverb with extreme care or caution |
| glut | (glet) + verb to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing + noun an oversupply |
| incognito | (ne') + adjective, adverb in a disguised state, under an assumed name, or identity + noun the state of being disguised; a person in disguise |
| invalidate | (val') + verb to make valueless, take away all force or effect |
| legendary | (lej') + adjective described in well known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life |
| maim | (mam) + verb to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate |
| minimize | (min') + verb to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before |
| oblique | (blek') + adjective slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct |
| veer | (ver) + verb to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve |
| venerate | (ven') + verb to regard with reverence, look up with great respect |
| wanton | (want') + adjective reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals + noun a spoiled, pamper person; one with low morals |