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Stadler Oxford G
WCHS Unit 2-G
Word | Definition |
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Accost | to approach and speak to first; to confront in an aggressive way |
undulate | to move in waves or with a wavelike motion |
maelstrom | a whirlpool of great size and violence |
brackish | having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink |
summarily | without delay or formalitiy; briefly, concisely |
animadversions | a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval |
suppliant | asking humbly and earnestly; a petitioner, suitor |
celerity | swiftness, rapidity of motion or action |
devious | straying, wandering from a straight or direct course; action in a shifty way |
sacrilege | improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred |
propriety | the state of being proper, appropriateness (pl) standards of what is proper |
avid | desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely |
pejorative | tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or belittling |
incendiary | deliberately setting or causing fires; one who causes strife |
gambit | in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type |
overt | open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized |
histrionic | pertaining to actors and their techniques; melodramatic, artificial |
halcyon | legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent |
talisman | an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical power |
myopic | nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight |