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Vocabulary Unit Two
unit 2 definitions
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Education
8th Grade
03/20/2009

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antics
Definition
ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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avowed
Definition

declared openly

acknowledged 

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banter
Definition

to exchange playful remarks

tease 

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bountiful
Definition
giving freely, generous, plentiful
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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 

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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 needed

to fill or feed to the point of overstuffing

an oversupply 

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incognito
Definition

in a disguised state

under an assumed name 

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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

existingin stories rather than real life 

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maim
Definition
to cripple, disable, injure, mar, mutilate, disfigure
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minimize
Definition
to make as small as possible, 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 suddenly

to turn aside

shift or swerve 

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vererate
Definition
to look up to
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wanton
Definition

reckless, heartless, unjustifiable

loose in morals

spoiled, pampered person 

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