Unit 2 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Halcyon
(N) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher
(Adj) of or relating to the halcyon: calm peaceful happy golden prosperous affluent
Avid
(Adj) desirous of something to the point of greed: intensely eager
Devious
(Adj) straying or wondering from a straight paths done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
Accost
(V) To approach or speak first
Incendiary
(Adj) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion
(N) one who does those things
Animadversion
(N) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
Covenant
(N) a solem agreement
Gambit
(N) opening move in chess in which you sacrifice a minor price to gain a later advantage
Brackish
(Adj) having a Salty taste and unpleasant to drink
Histrionic
(Adj) pertaining to actors and their techniques theatrical artificial melodramatic
Celerity
(N) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
Suppliant
(Adj) asking humbly and earnestly (n) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly
Propound
(V) to put forward, offer, suggest for consideration to set forth
Propriety
(N)the state of being proper, appropriateness (pl) standards of what is proper and socially accepted
Overt
(Adj) Open not hidden expressed or revealed in a way easily recognized
Undulate
(Adj)To move on waves or with a wave like motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
Sacrilege
(N) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
Talisman
(N) an object that served as a charm or is believed to confer magic
Myopic
(Adj) nearsighted lacking a broad realistic view of a situation lacking foresight or discernment
Summarily
(Adj) without delay or formality briefly concisely
Pejorative
(Adj) tending to make worse expressing disapproval or disparagement
Malestorm
(N) a whirlpool of great size and violence a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
