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Unit 2
Vocabulary Level C
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English
9th Grade
01/23/2009

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Term
antics
Definition
Syn.) pranks, shenanigans
Term
avowed
Definition
Syn.) admitted, sworn
Term
banter
Definition
Syn.) (n) joking, raillery Ant.) (n) serious talk
Term
bountiful
Definition
Syn.) liberal, abundant, copious Ant.) scarce, scanty, in short supply
Term
congested
Definition
Syn.) jammed, packed, choked
Ant.) uncluttered, unimpeded
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detriment
Definition
Syn.) hindrance, liability
Ant.) advantage, help, plus
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durable
Definition
Syn.) (adj) long-lasting, enduring Ant.) (adj) fragile, perishable, fleeting, ephemeral
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enterprising
Definition
Syn.) vigorous, ambitious, aggressive, audacious Ant.) lazy, indolent, timid, diffident
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frugal
Definition
Syn.) thrifty, skimpy Ant.) wasteful, improvident, lavish, extravagant
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gingerly
Definition
Syn.) (adv) cautiously, warily, circumspectly Ant.) (adj) fragile perishable, fleeting, ephemeral
Term
glut
Definition
Syn.) (v) flood, inundate; (n) surplus, plethora Ant.) (n) shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity
Term
incognito
Definition
Ant.) (adj) undisguised
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invalidate
Definition
Syn.) cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit Ant.) support, confirm, back up, legalize
Term
legendary
Definition
Syn.) mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated Ant.) unacknowledged, unimpeded
Term
maim
Definition
Syn.) cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
Term
minimize
Definition
Syn.) belittle, downplay, underrate Ant.) magnify, enlarge, exaggerate
Term
oblique
Definition
Syn.) diagonal, indirect Ant.) direct, straight to the point
Term
veer
Definition
Syn.) shift, swerve
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venerate
Definition
Syn.) worship, revere, idolize Ant.) despise, detest, ridicule, deride
Term
wanton
Definition
Syn.) (adj) rash, malicious, spiteful unprovoked Ant.) (adj) justified, morally strict, responsible
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