Mango Street Vocabulary Quizs

minimize

• to make as small as possible (in size, amount, value, importance, degree, or influence)

• to increase in size or amount

• to maintain the current size or amount

• to make something more valuable or important

maim

• to heal or restore

• to cripple, disable, or injure

• to enhance or improve

• to observe or watch closely

glut

• a shortage or scarcity

• a surplus, excess, oversupply, or overabundance

• a balanced supply

• a minimal amount

invalidate

• to discredit, disqualify, or undermine

• to validate or confirm

• to enhance or improve

• to ignore or overlook

incognito

• disguised; pretending not to be oneself

• revealed; showing one's true identity

• confident; self-assured in appearance

• visible; easily seen or noticed

veer

• to change direction or course suddenly

• to move in a straight line

• to accelerate quickly

• to stop abruptly

legendary

• fictitious but well-known; famous

• ordinary and unremarkable

• recently discovered

• unknown and obscure

venerate

• to admire with great respect; revere; idolize

• to criticize harshly; condemn

• to ignore completely; neglect

• to confuse or mix up with something else

oblique

• slanting or sloping; not direct or straightforward

• straight and direct

• clear and obvious

• flat and level

wanton

• reckless, careless

• cautious, careful

• modest, reserved

• timid, shy