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AP Literature Unit 2 Flashcards

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4830829143AccostTo approach and speak first; to confront in a challenging or aggresive way0
4830829144AnimadversionA comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval1
4830829145AvidDesirous or something to the point of greed; intensely eager2
4830829146BrackishHaving a salty taste and unpleasant to drink3
4830829147CeleritySwiftness, rapidity of motion or action4
4830829148DeviousStraying or wandering from a straight or djrect course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way5
4830829149GambitIn 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 type6
4830829150HalcyonA legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy golden; prosperous7
4830829151HistrionicPertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic8
4830829152IncendiaryDeliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife9
4830829153MaelstromA whirpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction10
4830829154MyopicNearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight of discernment11
4830829155OvertOpen, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized12
4830829156PejorativeTending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling13
4830829157ProprietyThe state of being proper, appropriateness; standards of what is proper or socially acceptable14
4830829158SacrilegeImproper or disrespecful treatment of something held sacred15
4830829159SummarilyWithout delay or formality; briefly, concisely16
4830829160SuppliantAsking humbly and earnestly; one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor17
4830829161TalismanAn object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish18
4830829162UndulateTo move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form19

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