Vocab Unit 2 (sets A & B) Flashcards
(20 cards)
to confront, to approach and speak to first
accost
salty taste and unpleasant to drink
brackish
swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
celerity
calm, peaceful, happy, golden, prosperous; legendary bird
halcyon
deliberately causing fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; arsonist; one who causes strife
incendiary
whirlpool of great size and violence; situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
maelstrom
open, not hidden, expressed in a way that is easily recognized
overt
tending to make worse;expressing disapproval, belittling
pejorative
asking humbly and earnestly; one who makes a request humbly, petitioner, suitor
suppliant
to move in waves or with wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
undulate
a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
animadversion
desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
avid
straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty way
devious
in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage
gambit
pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic
histrionic
nearsighted; lacking broad, realistic point of view of a situation; lacking foresight
myopic
the state of being proper; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
propriety
improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
sacrilege
without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
summarily
an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, and amulet
talisman
