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8th grade vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| avowed | declared openly and without shame, acknowledged |
| bountiful | giving freely,generous;plentiful,given abundantly |
| congested | overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess |
| enterprising | energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination |
| gingerly | with extreme care or caution |
| gingerly | with extreme caution or care |
| glut | to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing |
| glut | an oversupply |
| incognito | in a disgusted state, under an assumed name or identity |
| incognito | the state of being disguised;a person in disguise |
| minimize | to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before |
| veer | to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift |
| wanton | reckless; heartless, unjustifiable;loose in morals |
| wanton | a spoiled,pampered person; one with low morals |
| antics | ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions |
| banter | to exchange playful remarks, tease |
| banter | talk that is playful and teasing |
| detriment | a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury loss, or damage |
| durable | sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time |
| durable | consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years |
| frugal | economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager |
| invalidate | to make valueless, take away all force or effect |
| legendary | described in well known stories; existing in old stories(legends) rather than in real life |
| maim | to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate |
| oblique | slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct |
| venerate | to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect |