Vocabulary Workshop Level G Unit 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accost' | (v) To Approach and speak to first; To confront in a challenging or aggressive way: Buttonhole, Approach, Confront~Evade, Avoid, Shun |
| animadver'sion | (n) A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval: Rebuke, Reproof~~Praise, Compliment |
| av'id | (adj) Desirous of something to the point of greed; Intensely eager: Keen, Enthusiastic, Grasping~~Reluctant, Indifferent, Unenthusiastic |
| brack'ish | (adj) Having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink: Briny, Saline~~Fresh, Clear, Sweet |
| celer'ity | (n) Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action: Promptoness, Alacrity, Speed~~Slowness, Sluggishness, Dilatoriness |
| de'vious | (adj) Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; Done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way: Roundabout, Indirect, Tricky, Sly, Artful~~Direct, Straightforward, Open, Aboveboard |
| gam'bit | (n) In chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; Any opening move of this type: Ploy, Stratagem, Ruse, Maneuver |
| hal'cyon | (n) A legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj) Of or relating to the halcyon; Calm, peaceful; Happy, golden; Prosperous, affluent: (adj) Tranquil, Serene, Placid, Palmy~~(adj) Turbulent, Chaotic, Tumultuous |
| histrion'ic | (adj) Pertaining to actors and their techniques; Theatrical, artificial; Melodramatic: Affected, Stagy~~ Low-keyed, Muted, Untheatrical, Subdued |
| incen'diary | (adj) Deliberately setting or causing fires; Designed to start fires; Tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n) One who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; One who causes strife: (adj) Inflammatory, Provocative, (n) Firebrand~~(adj) Soothing, Quieting, (n) Peacemaker |
| mael'strom | (n) A whirlpool of great size and violence; A situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction: Vortex, Chaos, Turbulence, Tumult |
| myop'ic | (adj) Nearsighted; Lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; Lacking foresight or discernment |
| overt' | (adj) Open, not hidden, expressed or revealed n a way that is easily recognized: Clear, Obvious, Manifest, Patent~~Secret, Clandestine, Covert, Concealed |
| pejor'ative | (adj) Tending to make worse; Expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling~~Complimentary, Ameliorative |
| propri'ety | (n) The state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl) Standards of what is proper or socially acceptable: Fitness, Correctness, Decorum~~Unseemliness, Inappropriateness |
| sac'rilege | (n) Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred |
| summar'ily | (adv) Without delay or formality; Briefly, concisely: Promptly, Peremptorily, Abruptly |
| supp'liant | (adj) Asking humbly and earnestly; (n) One who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor |
| tal'isman | (n) An object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish |
| un'dulate | (v) To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; To have a wavelike appearance or form: Ripple, Fluctuate, Rise and fall |
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