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Vocab Unit 2 Level C
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level C
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| antics | (n. pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions (syn) pranks, shenanigans |
| avowed | (adj. part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged (syn) admitted, sworn (ant)unacknowledged, undisclosed |
| banter | (v) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n) talk that is playful and teasing (syn) (n) joking, raillery (ant) (n) serious talk |
| bountiful | (adj) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly (syn) liberal, adundant, copious (ant) scarce, scantly, in short supply |
| congested | (adj. part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess (syn) jammed, packed, choked (ant) uncluttered, unimpeded |
| detriment | (n) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss or damage (syn) hinderance, liability (ant) advantage, help, plus |
| durable | (adj) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n. pl) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years (syn) (adj) long-lasting, enduring (ant) (adj) fragile, perishable, fleeting, ephemeral |
| enterprising | (adj) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination (syn) vigorous, ambitious, aggressive, audacious (ant) lazy, indolent, timid, diffident |
| frugal | (adj)economical; avoiding waste and luxury; scantly, poor, meager (syn) thrifty, skimpy (ant) wasteful, improvident, lavish, extravagant |
| gingerly | (adj.,adv.) with extreme care or caution (syn) adv) cautiously, warily, circumspectly (ant) (adv) firmly, confidently, aggressively |
| glut | (v)to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n) an oversupply (syn) (v) flood, inundate; (n) surplus, plethora (ant) (n) shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity |
| incognito | (adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n) the state of being disguised, a person in disguise (ant) (adj) undisguised |
| invalidate | (v) to make valueless, take away all force or effect (syn) cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit (ant) support, confirm, back up, legalize |
| legendary | (adj) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life (syn) mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated |
| maim | (v) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate |
| minimize | (v) to make as small as possible, make the least of, to make smaller than before (syn) belittle, downplay, underrate (ant) magnify, enlarge, exaggerate |
| oblique | (adj)slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct (syn) diagonal, indirect (ant) direct, straight to the point |
| veer | (v) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve |
| venerate | (v) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect (syn) worship, revere, idolize (ant) despise, detest, ridicule, deride |
| wanton | (adj) reckless, heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals (n) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals (syn) (adj) rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked (ant) (adj) justified, morally strict, responsible |
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