Sadlier Oxford Unit 2 Vocabulary Words

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'avid

Back 1

desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager (adj.)

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'halcyon

Back 2

a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher (n.) ; of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden' prosperous, affluent (adj.)

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'devious

Back 3

straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, roundabout; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way (adj.)

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a'ccost

Back 4

to approach and speak to firs (v.)

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in'cendiary

Back 5

deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (adj.) one who deliberately starts fires; one who causes strife (n.)

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animad'version

Back 6

a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval (n.)

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'covenant

Back 7

a solemn agreement (n.)

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'gambit

Back 8

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 (n.)

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'brackish

Back 9

having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink (adj.)

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histri'onic

Back 10

pertaining to actors and their techniques, theatrical, artificial, melodramatic (adj.)

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ce'lerity

Back 11

swiftness, rapidity of motion or action (n.)

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'suppliant

Back 12

asking humbly and earnestly (adj.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly (n.)

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pro'pound

Back 13

to put forward, offer, suggest for consideration; to set forth (v.)

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pro'priety

Back 14

the state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable (n.)

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o'vert

Back 15

open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized (adj.)

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'undulate

Back 16

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form (v.)

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'sacrilege

Back 17

improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred (n.)

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'talisman

Back 18

an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers (n.)

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my'opic

Back 19

nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment (adj)

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su'mmarily

Back 20

without delay or formality; briefly, concisely (adv.)

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pe'jorative

Back 21

tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement (adj.)

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'maelstrom

Back 22

a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction (n.)