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Vocabulary
Unit 2
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English
8th Grade
08/28/2009

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Antics
Definition
ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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Avowed
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declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
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Banter
Definition
to exchange playful remarks, tease; talk that is playful and teasing
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Bountiful
Definition
giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
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Congested
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overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
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Detriment
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harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
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Durable
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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
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economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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Gingerly
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with extreme care or caution
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Glut
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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 identify; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
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Invalidate
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to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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Legendary
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described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
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Maim
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to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
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Minimize
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to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
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Oblique
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slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
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Veer
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to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
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Venerate
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to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
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Wanton
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reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
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