Unit 2: 8th Grade Vocabulary

ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions.

• frugal

• antics

• maim

• veer

declared openly and without shame, acknowledged.

• incognito

• bountiful

• avowed

• venerate

to exchange playful remarks, tease; talk that is playful and teasing

• antics

• enterprising

• oblique

• banter

giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly.

• bountiful

• frugal

• glut

• gingerly

overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess.

• antics

• banter

• minimize

• congested

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

• detriment

• durable

• legendary

• wanton

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

• gingerly

• durable

• incognito

• maim

energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination

• durable

• avowed

• frugal

• enterprising

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

• frugal

• bountiful

• durable

• invalidate

with extreme care or caution.

• gingerly

• antics

• enterprising

• detriment