unit 2
Terms
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- veer
- v - to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
- venerate
- v - to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect
- invalidate
- v - to make valueless, take away all force or effect
- avowed
- adj - delared openly and witout shame, acknowledged
- legendary
- adj - described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
- durable
- adj - sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; n. pl. - consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years
- maim
- v - to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
- enterprising
- adj - energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
- banter
- v - to exchange playful remarks, tease. n - talk that is payful
- gingerly
- adj. adv. - with extreme care or caution
- glut
- v - to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; n. - an oversupply
- incognito
- adj. adv. - is a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; n. - the state of being disguised; a person in disguise
- antics
- n - ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
- wanton
- adj - reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; n - a spoiled pampered person; one with low morals
- detriment
- harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage
- congested
- adj., part - overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess
- frugal
- adj - economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
- minimize
- v - to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
- bountiful
- adj - giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
- oblique
- adj - slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct