Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 2

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antics

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(n) ridiculous & unpredictable behavior or actions; pranks

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avowed

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(adj) declared openly and without shame; acknowledged; admitted; sworn

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banter

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(v) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n) talk that is playful and teasing

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bountiful

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(adj) giving freely, generous; plentiful, liberal, abundant, copious

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congested

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(adj) overcrowded, filled, clogged, jammed, packed, choked

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detriment

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(n) harm or loss; damage; a disadvantage; hindrance; liability

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durable

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(adj) sturdy, not easily worn out, long-lasting; enduring

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enterprising

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(adj) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination; vigorous, ambitious; audacious

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frugal

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(adj) economical, thrifty; avoiding waste and luxury; meager

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gingerly

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(adj, adv) with extreme care or caution; cautiously, warily, carefully

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glut

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(v) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed to the point of overstuffing; flood, inundate (n) an oversupply, surplus

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incognito

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(adj, adv) in disguise, under an assumed (fake) name or identity

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invalidate

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(v) to make valueless; take away all force or effect; cancel, annul

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legendary

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(adj) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories rather than real life; mythical, famous, celebrated

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maim

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(v) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

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minimize

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(v) to make as small as possible, make the least of; belittle, downplay, underrate

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oblique

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(adj) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct; indirect

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veer

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(v) to change direction suddenly, turn aside, swerve

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venerate

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(v) to regard with reverence, to look up to with respect; worship, revere, idolize

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wanton

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(adj) reckless, heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; rash
(n) one with low morals, a spoiled, pampered person