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Vocabulary Unit 2

9/23/2009

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Antics - (n. pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
     Synonyms: pranks, shenanigans

Avowed - (adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged
     Synonyms: admitted, sworn
     Antonyms: unacknowledged, undisclosed

Banter - (v.) to exchange playful remarks , tease; (n.) talk that is playful and teasing
     Synonyms: (n.) joking, raillery
     Ayntonyms: (n.) serious talk

Bountiful - (adj.) givng freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
     Synonyms: liberal, abundant, copious
     Antonyms: scarce, scanty, in short supply

Congested - (adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
     Synonyms: jammed, packed, choked
     Antonyms: uncluttered, unimpeded

Detriment - (n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
     Synonyms: hinderance, liability
     Antonyms: advantage, help, plus

Durable - (adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out ot destroyed; alsting for a long time; (n. pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
     Synonyms: (adj.) long-lasting, enduring
     Ayntonyms: (adj.) fragile, perishable, fleeting, ephemeral

Enterprising - (adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
     Synonyms: vigorous, ambitious, agressive, audacious
     Antonyms: lazy, indolent, timid, different

Frugal - (adj.) economical, avoiding waste  and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
     Synonyms: thrifty, skimpy
     Antonyms: wastefulm imprvident, lavish, extravagant

Gingerly - (adj., adv.) with extreme care or caution
     Synonyms: (adv.) cautiously, warily, circumspectly
     Antonyms: (adv.) firmly, confidently, aggressively

Glut - (v.) to provide more thn is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply
     Synonyms: (v.) flood, inundate; (n.) surplus, plethora
     Antonyms: (n.) shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity

Incognito - (adj., adv) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
     Antonyms: (adj.) undisguised

Invalidte - (v.) to make valuless, take away all force or effect
     Synonyms: cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit
     Antonyms: suppoert, confirm, back up, legalize

Legendary - (adj.) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
     Synonyms: mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated

Maim - (v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, mutilate

Minimize - (v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
     Synonyms: belittle, downplay, underrate
     Antonyms: magnify, enlarge, exaggerate

Oblique - (adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct
     Synonyms: diagonal, indirect
     Antonyms: direct, straight to the point

Veer - (v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
     Synonyms: deviate, deflect, avert, swerve
     Antonyms: continue, persist, stay, remain

Venerate - (v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
     Synonyms: worship, revere, idolize
     Antonyms: despise, detest, riducule, deride

Wanton - (adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
     Synonyms: (adj.) rash, malicious, spiteful, unprovoked
     Antonyms: (adj.) justified, morally strict, responsible 
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1/27/2012 09:32:41 pm

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1/28/2012 08:11:36 am

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3/21/2012 05:59:26 am

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Ahmed link
3/24/2012 01:08:44 am

Great info, thanks

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zpětné odkazy link
3/29/2012 02:47:55 pm

Thank you for details

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Ricarrdo link
7/11/2012 12:52:37 am

Great info, thx

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Julie
10/16/2012 12:12:57 pm

Thanks, it helped me a lot. But if you could add synonyms and antonyms to veer

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