AP L&C Unit 2 Flashcards
Animadversion
n
A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
Synonym: rebuke
Antonym: praise
The correct way to get children motivated is to offer constructive criticism; not excessive unmeaningful praise or ANIMADVERSIONS.
Accost
v
To approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
Synonym: approach
Antonym: avoid
The idea of having guards as a celebrity’s entourage is for them to ACCOST those possibly harmful to the celebrity.
Avid
adj
Desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
Synonym: keen
Antonym: reluctant
An AVID football fan, Richard never misses a game of his favorite team on television or any football stats that are put out.
Brackish
adj
Having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
Synonym: saline
Antonym: clear
One method of curing a sore throat is to gargle with warm, BRACKISH water.
Celerity
n
Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
Synonym: promptness
Antonym: sluggishness
With CELERITY, Apple Stores among the country filled as eager customers purchased the newly-released iPhones.
Devious
adj
Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
Synonym: tricky
Antonym: direct
The person who committed the crime could easily be identified because he was adding in a DEVIOUS manner when questioned.
Gambit
n
In chess, an opening move that involves risk ornaaxrigic
Halcyon
adj
Of or relating to the halcyon, calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
Synonym: placid
Antonym: turbulent
The best thing is the feeling in the summer sitting on a HALCYON beach on a beautiful day.
Histrionic
adj
Pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic
Synonym: theatrical
Antonym: turbulent
There is a large difference between normal conversation and the HISTRIONIC dialogue spoken in plays, musicals, and movies.
Incendiary
adj/n
(adj) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion
(n) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife
Synonym: provocative
Antonym: soothing
Beware of the INCENDIARY chemicals in the garage; do not go near them.
Maelstrom
n
A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
Synonym: chaos
The flood was a MAELSTROM for the whole village; everything representing it was destroyed.
Myopic
adj
Nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
Synonym: shortsighted
Antonym: farsighted
You won’t be able to come up with a complete solution to the problem with only a MYOPIC view of it
Overt
adj
Open, not hidden; expressed or t
Pejorative
adj
Tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling
Synonym: derogatory
Antonym: complimentary
A source of much controversy in society is PEJORATIVE comments based on prejudice.
Propriety
n
The state of being proper, appropriateness
(pl) Standards of what is proper and socially acceptable
Synonym: decorum
Antonym: inappropriateness
At the fancy restaurant, there are very high standards of PROPRIETY in place.
