Vocab Unit 2 Flashcards
Accost
(Verb) to confront boldly
Animadiversion
(Noun) an unfavorable or censorious comment
Avid
(Adj) showing great enthusiasm for or interest in
Brackish
(Adj) having a slightly salty or briny flavor
Celerity
(Noun) swiftness or speed
Covenant
(Noun) an agreement, usually formal, between 2 or more persons to do or not do something specified
Devious
(Adj) departing from the most direct way; shifty or crooked
Gambit
(Noun) any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage- sacrifice of a piece to trap an opponent (in chess)
Halcyon
(Adj) calm, peaceful, and tranquil
Histrionic
(Adj) deliberately affected or self consciously emotional, overly dramatic, in behavior or speech
Incendiary
(Adj) used or adapted for setting property on fire
(Noun) a person who deliberately sets fire to a building
Maelstrom
(Noun) a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool; a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs
Myopic
(Adj) unable or unwilling to act prudently and shortsighted
Overt
(Adj) open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret
Pejorative
(Adj) having a disparaging derogatory, or belittling effect or force
Propound
(Verb) to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption
Propriety
(Noun) conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners
Sacrilege
(Noun) the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred
Summarily
(Adverb) in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway
Supplicant
(Noun) petitioner or someone who petitions
Talisman
(Noun) a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to process occult powers & worn as an amulet or charm
Undulate
(Verb) to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising and falling or side to side alternation of movement
