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English IV
Unit 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accost- | (v.) To approach and speak first; to confront in a challenging way |
| Animadversion- | (n.) A comment showing strong criticism |
| Avid- | (adj.) Desire of something to the point of greed; greedy |
| Brackish- | (adj.) Salty taste and unpleasant to drink |
| Celerity- | (n.) Swiftness; quickness |
| Devious- | (adj.) Wandering from a straight direct course; act or do in a shifty or underhanded way |
| Gambit- | (n.) Any opening move; in chess, an opening move that risks a minor piece for small benefit |
| Halcyon - | (n.) Legendary bird, identified with kingfisher (adj.) Calm, peacful, golden, and happy |
| Histrionic- | (adj.) Theatrical; melodramatic; acting like actors |
| Incendiary- | (adj.) Cause of fire; stir up rebellion (n.) A person who sets fire on purpose |
| Malestrom- | (n.) Huge, violent whirlpool |
| Myopic- | (adj.) Doesn't look ahead; nearsighted; shortsighted |
| Overt- | (adj.) Open; not hidden; easily recognized |
| Pejorative- | (Adj.) Making it worse; Expressing disapproval |
| Propriety- | (n.) Proper; appropriateness (pl.) Socially acceptable |
| Sacrilege- | (n.) disrespectful treatment of a sacred icon |
| Summarily- | (adv.) Without delay; quickly; briefly |
| Suppliant - | (adj.) Asking humbly (n.) A petitioner; suitor |
| Talisman- | (n.) An object that serves as a charm or believed to have magical power; amulet |
| Undulate- | (v.) To move like a wave |
| The _______ scientist didn't yet realize the dangers of cheating death. | Myopic |
| In 1984, as a child, Winston was so ______ with food that he even stole his sister's chocolate | Avid |
| Knowing that his test is tomorrow, Chase began studying with _______. | Celerity |
| If you drink the _______ water, you will get sick. | Brackish |
| Trying to reach his class quickly, Jason talks _______ with his friends. | summarily |
| If you ask nicely like a ________, the teacher can give a bathroom pass. | suppliant |
| A _________ student wants to start a fight with Lucius. | pejorative |
| Jack sees the water, _______ on the horizon. | Undulating |
| Based on your parents' ______, you must wear a good dress for the wedding. | Propriety |
| _______, Carmicheal tells everyone about his secret thoughts and desires. | Overt |
| Audience sees ________ actors, acting dramatically in the play, "Romeo and Juliet". | Histrionic |
| A ______ day is described with a beautiful sun, green grass, singing birds, and blue sky. | Halcyon |
| The critic's __________ of her painting made Julia cry. | animadversion |
| What is another word for incendiary (n.) ? | Arsonist |
| What is the synonym for gambit? | Ploy, strategem, ruse, and maneuver |
| What word is similar to overt? | Clear, obvious, manifest, patent |
| What is ameliorative, an antonym for pejorative? | To make better |
| The lawyer ______ the convict with reproachful questions about his background. | accosts |
| What is alacrity, the synonym of celerity? | Eagerness; wanted to |
| What is strategem, a synonym for gambit? | Plan to decieve an enemy |
| Iago's _________ tricked Othello as his friend, instead of a villian. | Strategem |
| If you take a _____ route out of the interstate, you may get lost. | Devious |
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