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