Vocabulary Week 5

Vocabulary Week 5 Campagna

Glut • Hollywood studios glut theaters with big-budget action movies during the summer season.

glut • V. to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; n. an oversupply

incognito • Just before the battle, the rebel army went incognito and snuck behind enemy lines.

incognito • Adj., adv. In a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; n. the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

invalidate • Lawyers will try to invalidate the contract if it will help their client.

invalidate • V. to make valueless, take away all force or effect

legendary • Ajax was one of the legendary Greek heros who fought before the walls of Troy.

legendary • Adj. described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than real life

maim • Each year, falls maim thousands of people, some of them for life.

maim • V. to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

minimize • Whenever you are in a car, you should wear your seatbelt to minimize the risk of injury in an accident.

minimize • V. to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before

oblique • The boxer’s oblique punch left his opponent unscathed.

oblique • Adj. slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

veer • The huge storm finally veered out to sea, leaving much destruction in its wake.

veer • V. to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve

venerate • In a number of religions, it is customary for people to venerate saints and martyrs to the faith.

venerate • V. to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

wanton • The gas chambers at Auschwitz are a grim testimony to the wanton cruelty of the Nazis

wanton • Adj. reckless; heartless; unjustifiable; loose in morals; n. a spoiled pampered person; one with low morals