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Level C Unit 2 Vocabulary Workshop
Level C Unit 2 Vocabulary Workshop
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Spelling
8th Grade
07/14/2011

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antics
Definition
ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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avowed
Definition
declare 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
Definition
overcrowed, filled or occupied to excess
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detriment
Definition
harm or loss; injury, damage, a disadvantage; a couse 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 repeately 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; scantly, poor, meager
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gingerly
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with extreme care or caution

 

 

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glut
Definition
to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fit to the point of overstuffing; an oversupply
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incognito
Definition
in a disguised state; under an assured name or identity; 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 (lgends) rather than in real life
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maim
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to cripple, disble, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
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minimize
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to make as small as possible, make the least of; of make smaller than before
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obilque
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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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