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vocab unit 2

english vocab

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avid adj. desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
halcyon n. a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; adj. of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peacefully, happy, golden, prosperous
devious adj. straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
accost v. to approach and speak to first
incendiary adj. deliberately setting or causing fires; tending to stir up rebellion; n. one who deliberately starts fires; one who causes rebellion
animadversion n. a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
covenant n. a solemn agreement
gambit n. in chess, an opening move that involves the risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
bracksh adj. having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
histrionic adj. pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic
celerity n. swiftness, rapidly in 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) the standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
overt aj. open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
undulate v. to move in waves or a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearence or form
sacrilege n. improper or disrespectful treatment of somthing held sacred
talisman n. an object that serves as a charm or is beleived to confer magic powers
myopic adj. nearsighted; lacking a broad/realsitic view of a situation
summarily adv. without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
pejorative adj. tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement
maelstrom n. a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
Created by: jmaurer08
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