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Level C
Unit 2
20
General Vocab
7th Grade
10/20/2008

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