Grade 8 Vocabulary Unit 2

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering terms, parts of speech, and definitions for Grade 8 Vocabulary Unit 2.

antics

Ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions.

avowed

Declared openly and without shame, acknowledged.

banter

To exchange playful remarks, tease; talk that is playful and teasing.

bountiful

Giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly.

congested

Overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess.

detriment

Harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage.

durable

Sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed, lasting for a long time; consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years.

enterprising

Energetic, willing & able to start something new, showing boldness & imagination.

frugal

Economical, avoiding waste & luxury; scanty, poor, meager.

gingerly

With extreme care or caution.

glut

To provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; an oversupply.

incognito

In a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; the state of being disguised; a person in disguise.

invalidate

To make valueless, take away all force or effect.

legendary

Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories [legends] rather than in real life.

maim

To cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate.

minimize

To make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before.

oblique

Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct.

veer

To change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve.

venerate

To regard with reverence, look up to with great respect.

wanton

Reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals.