1. Vocabulary Week 5 Campagna

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. maim  V. to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

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

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

14. oblique  The boxer’s oblique punch left his opponent unscathed.

15. oblique  Adj. slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

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

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

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

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

20. wanton  The gas chambers at Auschwitz are a grim testimony to the wanton cruelty of the Nazis

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