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Vocab Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accost | (V) to approach |
| animadversion | (N) strong criticism |
| avid | (adj) enthusiastic |
| brackish | (adj) salty |
| celerity | (n) swiftness |
| devious | (adj) tricky |
| gambit | (n) opening move |
| halcyon | (n) legendary bird |
| histrionic | (adj) theatrical |
| incendiary | (adj) inflammatory |
| maelstrom | (n) chaos |
| myopic | (adj) nearsighted |
| overt | (adj) clear |
| pejorative | (adj) derogatory |
| propriety | (n) appropriateness |
| sacrilege | (n) desecration |
| summarily | (adv) promptly |
| suppliant | (adj) humble |
| talisman | (n) charm |
| undulate | (v) move in a wavelike motion |