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Vocabulary Quiz 1
Quiz-Need to know the part of speech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antics | (n.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions Synonyms: pranks, shenanigans |
| Avowed | (adj.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledge Synonyms: admitted, sworn Antonyms: unacknowledged, undisclosed |
| Banter | (v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease (n.) talk that is playful and teasing (n.) Synonyms: railery, chitchat Antonym: serious talk |
| Bountiful | (adj.) giving freely, generous, plentiful, given abundantly Synonyms: liberal, abundant, copious Antonyms: scarce, scanty, in short supply |
| Congested | (adj.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess Synonyms: jammed, choked, packed Antonyms: uncluttered, unimpeded |
| Detriment | (n.) harm or loss, injury, damage, a disadvantage, a cause of harm Synonyms: hindrance, liability Antonyms: advantage, help, plus |
| Durable | (adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed, lasting for a long time (n.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years (adj.) Synonyms: long-lasting, enduring Antonyms: fragile, perishable, fleeting, ephemeral |
| Enterprising | (adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new, showing boldness and imagination Synonyms: vigorous, aggressive, audacious Antonyms: lazy, indolent, timid, diffedent |
| Frugal | (adj.) encomical, avoiding waste and luxury, poor Synonyms: thrifty, skimpy Antonyms: wasteful, indulgent, lavish |
| Gingerly | (adj.) (adverb.) with extreme care or caution (adverb.) Synonyms: cautiously, warily, circumspectly Antonyms: firmly, confidently, aggressive |
| Glut | (n.) an oversupply (n.) Synonyms: surplus, plethora Antonyms: shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity |
| Incognito | (adj.) in a disguising state, under an assumed name or identity (n.) the state of being disguising, a person in disguise (adj.) Antonyms: undisguised |
| Invalidate | (v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effort Synonyms: cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit Antonyms: support, confirm, back up, legalize |
| Legendary | (adj.) described in well-known storing, existing in old stories rather than in real life Synonyms: mythical, fabulous, famous |
| Maim | (v.) to disable, injure |
| Minimize | (v.) to make as small as possible, make at least of, to make smaller than before Synonyms: belittle, downplay Antonyms: magnify, enlarge, exaggerate |
| Oblique | (adj.) slanting or sloping, straightforward or direct Synonyms: diagonal, indirect Antonyms: direct, straight to the point |
| Veer | (v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift |
| Venerate | (v.) to regard with reverence, look up with great respect Synonyms: worship, revere, idolize Antonyms: despise, detest, ridicule, deride |
| Wanton | (adj.) reckless, heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals (n.) a spoiled, pampered person, one with low morals (adj.) Synonyms: rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked Antonyms: justified, mortality strict, responsible |
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