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Expanding Your Vocabulary: Week Four Words and Meanings

Explore this week's vocabulary words, including "glut," "incognito," "invalidate," "legendary," "maim," "minimize," "oblique," "veer," and "venerate." Discover their meanings, synonyms, and antonyms while learning how to use them in context. Each word enriches your language skills, enabling you to express ideas more clearly and effectively. From the concept of oversupply to recognizing the legendary tales of old, these terms will enhance your linguistic repertoire. Let’s dive into the fascinating world of words!

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Expanding Your Vocabulary: Week Four Words and Meanings

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  1. VOCABULARY WEEK FOUR

  2. glut (v.) (N.) • To provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing. • N. An oversupply

  3. Incognito (adj.) ( N.) • Adj. In a disguised state, under an assumed name • N. The state of being disguised or a person in disguise

  4. invalidate (V.) • V. To make valueless, take away all force or effect

  5. Legendary (adj) • Adj. Described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life

  6. maim (v.) • To cripple, disable

  7. minimize (v.) • To make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before

  8. oblique (adj.) • (Adj) Slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

  9. Veer (V.) • To change direction or course, turn aside, shift

  10. Venerate(V.) • To regard with reverence, look up to with respect

  11. wanton (adj) (N) • Adj. Reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals • N. A spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals

  12. This week’s words • GLUT • INCOGNITO • INVALIDATE • LEGENDARY • MAIM • MINIMIZE • OBLIQUE • VEER • VENERATE • WANTON

  13. synonyms • Rash; malicious, spiteful • To injure, cripple; to mar, disfigure, mutilate • To worship, revere, idolize • In disguise, under an assumed identity • To belittle, downplay, underrate 1. Wanton; 2. Maim; 3. Venerate; 4. Incognito; 5. Minimize

  14. synonyms • To take away value • Slanted, diagonal; indirect • To swerve, change course suddenly • To flood, inundate; a surplus, plethora • Mythical, fabulous; famous, celebrated 6. invalidate; 7. oblique; 8. veer; 9. glut; 10. legendary

  15. ANTONYMS • A shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity • To support, confirm; legalize • To magnify, enlarge, exaggerate • Direct, straight to the point, • To move ahead in a straight line, stay on course 1. glut; 2. invalidate; 3. minimize; 4. oblique; 5. veer

  16. ANTONYMS • To despise, detest; to ridicule, deride • Undisguised • Justified; morally strict; responsible • To enable; make better • Unknown; describing a nobody 6. Venerate; 7. Incognito; 8. Wanton; 9. Maim; 10. Legendary

  17. Using the words in a sentence • We were shocked by their (bountiful, wanton) misuse of the money their parents had left them. • Sally’s speech would have been better if she stayed with her main idea instead of (bantering, veering) off to side issues. • Why do you suppose someone whose face is known all over the world would want to travel (obliquely, incognito)? • I didn’t want Charlotte to know that I was watching her, but occasionally I managed to steal a few (oblique, legendary) glances at her.

  18. Using the words in a sentence • We were shocked by their (bountiful, wanton) misuse of the money their parents had left them. • Sally’s speech would have been better if she stayed with her main idea instead of (bantering, veering) off to side issues. • Why do you suppose someone whose face is known all over the world would want to travel (obliquely, incognito)? • I didn’t want Charlotte to know that I was watching her, but occasionally I managed to steal a few (oblique, legendary) glances at her.

  19. Using the words in a sentence • Children may be (maimed, avowed) in spirit as well as in body if they do not have a secure and loving home environment. • Although I love sports, I sometimes feel that television is becoming (glutted, invalidated) with athletic events of all kinds. • Because of Bob’s repeated traffic violations, his driver’s license has been (congested, invalidated).

  20. Using the words in a sentence • Children may be (maimed, glutted) in spirit as well as in body if they do not have a secure and loving home environment. • Although I love sports, I sometimes feel that television is becoming (glutted, invalidated) with athletic events of all kinds. • Because of Bob’s repeated traffic violations, his driver’s license has been (congested, invalidated).

  21. Using the words in a sentence • The (legendary, wanton) deeds of Sherlock Holmes are so well known that many people think he really lived. • I will not try to (minimize, banter) the difficulties we face, but I am sure that we can overcome them by working together. • The mad Roman emperor Caligula believed that he was a god and expected us to (venerate, minimize) him as much.

  22. Using the words in a sentence • The (legendary, wanton) deeds of Sherlock Holmes are so well known that many people think he really lived. • I will not try to (minimize, venerate) the difficulties we face, but I am sure that we can overcome them by working together. • The mad Roman emperor Caligula believed that he was a god and expected to (venerate, minimize) him as much.

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