Unit 2 Part 2

Question 1

Maelstrom

Answer 1

(N.) A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
Synonyms: Chaos, turbulence, tumult

Question 2

Myopic

Answer 2

(Adj.) Nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
Synonym: Shortsighted
Antonym: Farsighted

Question 3

Overt

Answer 3

(Adj.) Open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
Synonyms: Clear, obvious, manifest, patent
Antonym: Clandestine, covert, concealed

Question 4

Pejorative

Answer 4

(Adj.) Tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling
Antonyms: Complimentary, amelorative

Question 5

Propriety

Answer 5

(N.) The state of being proper, appropriateness; (Pl.) Standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
Synonyms: Fitness, correctness
Antonym: Unseemliness, inappropriateness

Question 6

Sacrilege

Answer 6

(N.) Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
Synonyms: Desecration, profanation, defilement

Question 7

Summarily

Answer 7

(Adv.) Without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
Synonyms: Promptly, peremptorily

Question 8

Suppliant

Answer 8

(Adj.) Asking humbly and earnestly; (N.) One who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor

Question 9

Talisman

Answer 9

(N.) An object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, a fetish

Question 10

Undulate

Answer 10

(V.) To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
Synonyms: Fluctuate, rise and fall