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Vocab Unit 2 English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accost | to approach or confront |
| animadversion | strong criticism |
| avid | enthusiastic or eager |
| brackish | salty taste |
| celerity | speed, swiftness |
| devious | sly or stealth |
| gambit | strategy, opening move in chess |
| halycon | a legendary bird known for calmness |
| histrionic | overly dramatic |
| incendiary | inflammatory, causing fires |
| maelstrom | chaos, storm |
| myopic | nearsighted |
| overt | open |
| pejorative | deragatory, put down |
| propriety | the state of being proper |
| sacrilege | improper treatment of something sacred |
| summarily | promptly |
| suppliant | asking humbly, begging |
| talisman | a charm for good luck |
| undulate | to move in waves |