Vocab Week 2

Question 1

animadiversion

Answer 1

criticism or censure

Question 2

accost

Answer 2

approach and address boldly or aggressively

Question 3

avid

Answer 3

having or showing a keen interest for something

Question 4

brackish

Answer 4

(of water) slightly salty

Question 5

celerity

Answer 5

swiftness of movement

Question 6

devious

Answer 6

showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals; unmorally smart

Question 7

gambit

Answer 7

a device or action that is calculated to gain an advantage, but entails a degree of risk

Question 8

halcyon

Answer 8

denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful

Question 9

histrionic

Answer 9

overly theatrical or melodramatic in character or style

Question 10

incendiary

Answer 10

designed to cause fires

Question 11

maelstrom

Answer 11

a powerful whirlpool in sea or river

Question 12

myopic

Answer 12

nearsighted

Question 13

overt

Answer 13

done or shown openly

Question 14

pejorative

Answer 14

expressing disapproval

Question 15

propriety

Answer 15

the state of being proper/suitable

Question 16

sacrilege

Answer 16

violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

Question 17

summarily

Answer 17

in a summary manner; without customary formality

Question 18

suppliant

Answer 18

a person making a humble plea to someone with higher authority

Question 19

talisman

Answer 19

an object that is thought to have magic powers and bring good luck

Question 20

undulate

Answer 20

move to go with a smooth up-down motion