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8th Grade Vocabulary - Chapter 2

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anticsridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
avoweddeclared openly and without shame, adknowledged
avowedsyn.admitted, sworn
avowedant.unacknowledged, undisclosed
banterto exchange playful remarks, tease; talk that is playful and teasing
bantersyn. joking, raillery
banterant. serious talk
bountifulgiving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
bountifulsyn.liberal, abundant, copious
bountifulant. scarce, scanty, in short supply
congestedovercrowded, filled or occupied to excess
congestedsyn.jammed, packed, choked
congestedant. uncluttered, unimpeded
detrimentharm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
detrimentsyn. hindrance, liability
detrimentant. advantage, help, plus
durablesturdy, not easily worn out our destroyed, lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
durablesyn. long-lasting, enduring
durableant. fragile, perishable, fleeting, ephemeral
enterprisingenergetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
enterprisingsyn.virorous, ambitious, aggressive, audacious
enterprisingant. lazy, indolent, timid, diffident
frugaleconomical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
frugalsyn. thrifty, skimpy
frugalant. wasteful, improvident, lavish, extravagant
gingerlywith extreme care or caution
gingerlysyn. cautiously, warily, circumspectly
gingerlyant. firmly, confidently, aggressively
glutto provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; an oversupply
glutsyn. flood, inundate; surplus, plethora
glutant. shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity
incognitoin a disguised state, under an assumed name or identy; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
incognitoant. undisguised
maimto cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
invalidateto make valueless, take away all force or effect
invalidatesyn. cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit
invalidateant. support, confirm, back up, legalize
legendarydescribed in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
legendarysyn. mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated
minimizeto make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
minimizesyn. belittle, downplay, underrate
minimizeant. magnify, enlarge, exaggerate
obliqueslanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
obliquesyn. diagonal, indirect
obliqueant. direct, straight to the point
veerto change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
venerateto regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
veneratesyn. worship, revere, idolize
venerateant. despise, detest, ridicule, deride
wantonreckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
wantonsyn. rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked
wantonant. justified, morally strict, responsible


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