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AP Language Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards

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5005491881avidintensely eager, desirous to the point of greed0
5005500787halcyoncalm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent1
5005510619deviousdone or acting in a shifty or underhanded way2
5005513383accostto approach and speak to first3
5005518925incendiarydeliberately setting or causing fires, tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately starts fires or strife.4
5005534220animadversiona comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval5
5005538886covenanta solemn agreement6
5005544076gambitin 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 type7
5005554478brackishhaving a salty taste and unpleasant to drink8
5005558965histrionicpertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic9
5005565979celerityswiftness, rapidity of motion or action10
5005569241suppliantasking humbly and earnestly11
5005573202propoundto put forward, offer, suggest for consideration; to set forth12
5005579803proprietyappropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable13
5005585848overtopen, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized14
5005590031undulateto move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form15
5005596898sacrilegeimproper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred16
5005603827talismanan object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers17
5005610364myopicnearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment18
5005619447summarilywithout delay or formality; briefly, concisely19
5005626000pejorativetending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement20
5005631980maelstroma whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction21

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