WCHS Unit 2-G
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| Accost | to approach and speak to first; to confront in an aggressive way
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| undulate | to move in waves or with a wavelike motion
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| maelstrom | a whirlpool of great size and violence
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| brackish | having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
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| summarily | without delay or formalitiy; briefly, concisely
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| animadversions | a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
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| suppliant | asking humbly and earnestly; a petitioner, suitor
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| celerity | swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
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| devious | straying, wandering from a straight or direct course; action in a shifty way
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| sacrilege | improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred
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| propriety | the state of being proper, appropriateness (pl) standards of what is proper
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| avid | desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely
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| pejorative | tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or belittling
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| incendiary | deliberately setting or causing fires; one who causes strife
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| gambit | in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
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| overt | open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
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| histrionic | pertaining to actors and their techniques; melodramatic, artificial
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| halcyon | legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
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| talisman | an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical power
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| myopic | nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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