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Sadlier Oxford Level C Unit 2
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8th Grade
05/04/2011

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antics
Definition

ridiculous and unpredictable behavior

 

 

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avowed
Definition
declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
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banter
Definition

to exchange playful remards, tease

 

talk that is playful

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bountiful
Definition
giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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congested
Definition
overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
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detriment
Definition
harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
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durable
Definition

sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time

 

consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years

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enterprising
Definition
energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
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frugal
Definition
economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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gingerly
Definition
with extreme care or caution
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glut
Definition

to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing

 

an oversupply

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incognito
Definition

in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity;

 

the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

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invalidate
Definition
to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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legendary
Definition
described in well-known stories; existing in ld stories rather than in real life
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maim
Definition
to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
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minimize
Definition
to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
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oblique
Definition
slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
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veer
Definition
to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
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venerate
Definition
to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
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wanton
Definition

reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals

 

a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals

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