Unit 2 Vocab

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accost

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v) to approach and speak to first; to confont in a challenging or aggressive way

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animadversion

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n) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval

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avid

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

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brackish

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adj) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink

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celerity

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n) swiftness, rapid of motion

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devious

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adj) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shift or underhanded way

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gambit

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n) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any move type of this

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halcyon

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n) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher
adj) happy, affluent

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histrionic

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

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incendiary

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adj) deliverately settling or causing fires; designed to start fires

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maelstrom

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n) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling that

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myopic

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adj)nearsighted; lacking a broad realistic view

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overt

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adj) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed

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pajorative

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adj) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement

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propriety

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n) the state of being proper, appropriateness

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sacrilege

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n) improper or disrespectful

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summarily

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adv) without delay or formality

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suppliant

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adj) asking humbly and earnestly

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talisman

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n) an object that serves as a charm

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undulate

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v) to move in waves, to have a wavelike appearance or form