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BMS 8th Grade Unit 2
Language Arts Vocabulary Study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antics | n. ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions |
| avowed | adj. 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. overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess |
| detriment | n. harm or loss; injury, damage, a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss or damage |
| durable | adj. sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time n. 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. 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. in a disguised state, under an assumed name n. the state of being disguised or a person in disguise |
| invalidate | v. to make valueless, take away all force or affect |
| legendary | adj. described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life |
| maim | v. to cripple, disable |
| 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, turn aside, shift |
| 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 |