vocab 2

Question 1

accost

Answer 1

(v) to approach and speak first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
synonyms- buttonhole, approach
antonyms- avoid, shun

Question 2

animadversion

Answer 2

(n) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
synonyms- rebuke, reproof
antonyms- praise, compliment

Question 3

avid

Answer 3

(adj) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
synonyms- keen, enthusiastic, grasping
antonyms- reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic

Question 4

brackish

Answer 4

(adj) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
synonyms- saline
antonyms- clear, sweet

Question 5

celerity

Answer 5

(n) swiftness, rapidity in motion or action
synonyms- promptness, speed
antonyms- slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness

Question 6

devious

Answer 6

(adj) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
synonyms- roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful
antonyms- direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard

Question 7

gambit

Answer 7

(n) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage
synonyms- ploy, ruse, maneuver

Question 8

halycon

Answer 8

(n) a legendary bird identified with a kingfisher (adj) of or relating to the halycon; calm, peaceful, happy, golden, prosperous, affluent
synonyms- tranquil, placid, palmy
antonyms- turbulent, tumultuous

Question 9

histrionic

Answer 9

(adj) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic
synonyms- affected, stagy
antonyms- muted, untheatrical, subdued

Question 10

incendiary

Answer 10

(adj) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion (n) one who deliberately sets fires, asronist, one who causes strife
synonyms- inflammatory, provocative, (n) firebrand
antonyms- soothing, quieting (n) peacemaker

Question 11

maelstrom

Answer 11

(n) whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
synonyms- chaos, turbulence, tumult

Question 12

myopic

Answer 12

(adj) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
synonym- shortsighted
antonym- farsighted

Question 13

overt

Answer 13

(adj) open, not hidden, expressed, or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
synonyms- clear, obvious, manifest, patent
antonyms- clandestine, covert, concealed

Question 14

pejorative

Answer 14

(adj) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling
antonyms- complimentary, ameliorative

Question 15

propriety

Answer 15

(n) the state of being proper, appropriateness (pl) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
synonyms- fitness, correctness
antonyms- unseemliness, inappropriateness

Question 16

sacrilege

Answer 16

(n) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
synonyms- desecration, profanation, defilement

Question 17

summarily

Answer 17

(adv) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
synonyms- promptly, peremptorily

Question 18

suppliant

Answer 18

(adj) asking humbly and earnestly (n) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor

Question 19

talisman

Answer 19

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

Question 20

undulate

Answer 20

(v) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
synonyms- fluctuate, rise and fall