Unit 2
Terms
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- invalidate
- [v.] to make valueless, take away all force or effect
- detriment
- harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm,injury,loss,or damge. .
- incognito
- (adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised
- congested
- overcrouded, filled or occupied to excess
- veer
- to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
- enterprising
- energetic, willing and able to start something new
- glut
- to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; an oversupply
- frugal
- economical, avoiding waste and luxery; scanty, poor, meager.
- bountiful
- (adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly
- minimize
- to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
- maim
- to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate
- banter
- (v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n.) playful or teasing conversation
- venerate
- to regard wiht reverence, look up wiht great rspect
- gingerly
- with extreme care or caution
- oblique
- slanting or sloping not straightforward or direct
- antics
- ridiculous and unpredictible actions or behavior
- wanton
- (adj.) reckless, heartless,unjustifiable
- avowed
- declared openly without shame
- 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 desroyed; lasting for a long time; [n. pl.] consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years