Unit 2

Question 0

Halcyon

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(N) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher

(Adj) of or relating to the halcyon: calm peaceful happy golden prosperous affluent

Question 1

Avid

Answer 1

(Adj) desirous of something to the point of greed: intensely eager

Question 2

Devious

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(Adj) straying or wondering from a straight paths done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way

Question 3

Accost

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(V) To approach or speak first

Question 4

Incendiary

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(Adj) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion
(N) one who does those things

Question 5

Animadversion

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(N) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval

Question 6

Covenant

Answer 6

(N) a solem agreement

Question 7

Gambit

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(N) opening move in chess in which you sacrifice a minor price to gain a later advantage

Question 8

Brackish

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(Adj) having a Salty taste and unpleasant to drink

Question 9

Histrionic

Answer 9

(Adj) pertaining to actors and their techniques theatrical artificial melodramatic

Question 10

Celerity

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(N) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action

Question 11

Suppliant

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(Adj) asking humbly and earnestly (n) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly

Question 12

Propound

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(V) to put forward, offer, suggest for consideration to set forth

Question 13

Propriety

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(N)the state of being proper, appropriateness (pl) standards of what is proper and socially accepted

Question 14

Overt

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(Adj) Open not hidden expressed or revealed in a way easily recognized

Question 15

Undulate

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(Adj)To move on waves or with a wave like motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form

Question 16

Sacrilege

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(N) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

Question 17

Talisman

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(N) an object that served as a charm or is believed to confer magic

Question 18

Myopic

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(Adj) nearsighted lacking a broad realistic view of a situation lacking foresight or discernment

Question 19

Summarily

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(Adj) without delay or formality briefly concisely

Question 20

Pejorative

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(Adj) tending to make worse expressing disapproval or disparagement

Question 21

Malestorm

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(N) a whirlpool of great size and violence a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction