Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop
Unit 2: Honors ELA 8
Vocabulary
Inferred Meaning
Actual Meaning
Word
(from text)
(from dictionary…own words)
Pronunciation
declared openly, acknowledged
chitchat
banter
(baunt’ i fəl)
bountiful
jammed, packed
congested
detriment
harm or loss; injury, damage
adj
durable
(ent’ ər prī zing)
enterprising
thrifty, skimpy
frugal
gingerly
with extreme care or caution
verb
glut
incognito
invalidate
in a disguised state; assumed identity
a person in disguise
to make valueless
(in käg nē tō)
adj
noun
famous, fabulous,
mythical
legendary
maim
to cripple, disable, disfigure
verb
minimize
oblique
slanting or sloping;
not straightforward or direct
(vēr)
veer
worship, idolize,
revere
venerate
wanton
Synonym
Speech
noun
antics
avowed
Part of
reckless; heartless; loose in morals
a spoiled, pampered person
Adj
noun