Vocabulary Unit 2

antics

ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

avowed

declared openly and without shame, acknowledged

banter

(v.) to exchange playful remarks; tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing

bountiful

giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly

congested

overcrowded, filled, or occupied to excess

detriment

harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage

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

enterprising

energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination

frugal

economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager

gingerly

with extreme care or caution

glut

(v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply

incognito

(adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

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

minimize

to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before

oblique

slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

veer

to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve

venerate

to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

wanton

(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals