Unit2 Vocab Flashcards
Halcyon
Calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous. Affluent.
Avid
Desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
Devious
Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
Accost
To approach and speak to first
Incendiary
Deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately starts fires, one who causes strife
Animadversion
A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
Covenant
A solemn agreement
Gambit
In chess, an opening move that involves the risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
Brackish
Having a salty taste and therefore unpleasant to drink
Histrionic
Pertaining to actors and their techniques, theatrical, artificial, melodramatic
Celerity
Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
