Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards
Undulate (v.)
to move in waves or with wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance
Accosted (v.)
to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way
Gambit (n.)
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.
Propriety (n.)
the state of being proper, appropriateness.
Animadversion (n.)
a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval.
Maelstrom (n.)
a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction.
Celerity (n.)
swiftness, rapidity of motion or action.
Suppliant (n.) (adj.)
one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor.
asking humbly and earnestly
Talisman (n.)
an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish.
Halcyon (n.) (adj.)
Calm, peaceful happy, golden; prosperous, affluent.
Histrionic (adjective)
pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic
Sacrilege (noun)
Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred.
Incendiary (noun) (adjective)
One who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes stride.
Deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion.
Devious (adjective)
Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way.
Overt (adjective)
open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized.
