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8th Grade
10/14/2012

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Term

Antics

 

Noun

Definition

Ridiculasand unpredictablebehavior or actions

Synonyms:pranks

 

My sister always plays wild antics on me.

Term

Avowed

 

Adjectives

Definition

Declared openly and without shame, acknowledged

 

Synonyms:admitted, sworn

Antonyms:unacknowledged, undisclosed

 

My sisters friend Brodie avowed,

Term

Banter

 

Verb/noun

Definition

To exchange playful remarks, tease

Talk that is playful and teasing

 

Synonyms:(n)joking

Antonyms:(n)serious talk

 

Me and my dad exchanged friendly banter

Term

Bountiful

 

Adjective

Definition

Giving freely,genourous, plentiful, given abundantly

 

Synonyms:liberal,abundant, copious

Antonyms: scarce,scanty, in short supply

Term

Congested

 

Adjective

Definition

Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess

 

Synonyms: jammed, packed, choked

Antonyms: uncluttered, unimpeded

 

I felt congested after I ate

Term

Detriment

 

Noun

Definition

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

 

Synonyms: hindrance, libility

Antonyms:advantage, help, plus

 

 

Term

Durable

 

Adjective/noun

Definition

(adj)sturdy, noteasily worn out or destroyed

(noun) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years

 

Synonyms: long-lasting

Antonyms: fragil, perishable

 

My iPod was very durable because I had dropped it many times.

Term

Enterprising

 

Adjective

Definition

Energetic, willing and able to start something new

 

Synonyms: vigorous, aggressive

Antonyms:lazy,indolent

 

I am a very enterprising person

Term

Frugal

 

Adjective

Definition

Economical, avoiding waste and luxury

 

Synonyms:thrifty,skimpy

Antonyms:wasteful,lavish

 

The hotel was terrible and the room was especially frugal

Term

Gingerly

 

Adjective/adverb

Definition

With extreme or caution

 

Synonyms:cautiously,warily

Antonyms:firmly,confdently

 

I walked very gingerly in my house at themiddle of night

Term

Glut

 

Verb/noun

Definition

To provide more then was needed or wanted

(n)an over supply

 

Synonyms:flood,(n)surpluse

Antonyms:(n)shortage

 

There was a glut of t.vs at best buy

Term

Incognito

 

Adjective/noun

Definition

(adj) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity

(noun)in a state of being desguise, a person in desguise

 

Antonyms:undisguised 

 

The spy was in incognito

Term

Invalidate

 

Verb

 

Definition

To make valuess, take away all force or effect

 

Synonyms: cancel, disaprove

Antonyms: support, confirm

 

The man invalidated the parking

Term

Legendary

 

Adjective

Definition

Described in well known stories, existing in legends rather than real life

 

Synonyms:mythical, fabulas

 

There are things called legendaryPokemon In pokemon

Term

Maim

 

Verb

Definition

To cripple, disable, injure, or disfigure

 

The ladder maimed the man when it fell on him

Term

Minimize

 

Verb

Definition

To make small aspossible, to make smaller than before

 

Synonyms: belittle, downplay

Antonyms:direct

 

The scientist minimized a human toNBC only 1cm tall

Term

Oblique

 

Adjective

Definition

Slanting or sloping, notstraight forward or direct

 

Synonymsdiagonally, indirect

Antonyms: direct, stait to the point

 

The person figure was oblique 

Term

Veer

 

Verb

Definition

To change direction or course suddenly

 

The driver veerEd to the side of the road

Term

Venerate

 

Verb

Definition

To regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

 

Synonyms:worship, revere

Antonyms: despise, detest, ridicule

 

Most people create some sort of higher being

Term

Wanton

 

Adjective/noun

Definition

(adj)reckless, heartless, loose in morals

(noun)a spoiled, pampered person, with low morals

 

Synonyms: rash, malicios

Antonyms: justifies, morally sstrict

 

People would say I'm not a wanton person

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