Unit 2 Set B Vocabulary

Ridiculous or unpredictable behavior or actions.

Synonyms: pranks, shenanigans

• durable

• detriment

• banter

• antics

To exchange playful remarks, tease.

Talk that is playful and teasing.

Synonyms: raillery, chitchat

Antonyms: serious talk

• durable

• banter

• detriment

• antics

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

Synonyms: hindrance, liability 

Antonyms: advantage, help, plus

• detriment

• durable

• frugal

• invalidate

Sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time.

Consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years.

Synonyms: long-lasting, enduring 

Antonyms: fragile, perishable, fleeting, ephemeral

• legendary

• invalidate

• durable

• frugal

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

Synonyms: thrifty, skimpy

Antonyms: wasteful, indulgent, lavish

• maim

• invalidate

• frugal

• legendary

To make valueless, take away all force or effect.

Synonyms: cancel, annul, disapprove, discredit

Antonyms: support, confirm, back up, legalize

• legendary

• maim

• invalidate

• oblique

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

Synonyms: mythical, fabulous, famous

• maim

• venerate

• oblique

• legendary

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

• oblique

• maim

• antics

• venerate

Slanting, sloping; not straightforward or direct.

Synonyms: diagonal, indirect

Antonyms: direct, straight to the point

• oblique

• banter

• antics

• venerate

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

Synonyms: worship, revere, idolize

Antonyms: despise, detest, ridicule, deride

• banter

• venerate

• detriment

• durable