Vocab 2

Question 0

Animadversion

Answer 0

A comment indicating wrong criticism or disapproval

Question 1

Accost

Answer 1

To approach and speak to first ; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way

Question 2

Avid

Answer 2

Desirous if something to the point of greed ; intensely eager

Question 3

Brackish

Answer 3

Having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink

Question 4

Celerity

Answer 4

Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action

Question 5

Devious

Answer 5

Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course ; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way

Question 6

Gambit

Answer 6

In chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage ; any opening move of this type

Question 7

Halcyon

Answer 7

A legendary bird identified with the kingfisher ; of or relating to the halcyon ; calm ; peaceful ; happy ; golden ; prosperous, affluent

Question 8

Histrionic

Answer 8

Pertaining to actors and their techniques ; theatrical, artificial ; melodramatic

Question 9

Incendiary

Answer 9

Deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately sets fire, arsonist; one who causes strife

Question 10

Maelstrom

Answer 10

A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction

Question 11

Myopic

Answer 11

Nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking a foresight or discernment

Question 12

Overt

Answer 12

Open, not hidden, expressed of revealed in a way that is easily recognized

Question 13

Pejorative

Answer 13

Tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecating, belittling

Question 14

Propriety

Answer 14

The state if being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

Question 15

Sacrilege

Answer 15

Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

Question 16

Summarily

Answer 16

Without delay of formality; briefly, concisely

Question 17

Suppliant

Answer 17

Asking humbly and earnestly; one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor

Question 18

Talisman

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Undulate

Answer 19

To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form