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AP Literature: Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards

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7747708603Accost(v.) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way0
7747708604Animadversion(n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval1
7747708605Avid(adj.) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager2
7747708606Brackish(adj.) having a salty tast and unpleasant to drink3
7747708607Celerity(n.) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action4
7747708608Devious(adj.) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way5
7747708609Gambit(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 type6
7747708610Halcyon(n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj.) of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent7
7747708611Histrionic(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques, theatrical, artificial; melodramatic8
7747708612Incendiary(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 strife9
7747708613Maelstrom(n.) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction10
7747708614Myopic(adj.) nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation, lacking foresight or discernment11
7747708615Overt(adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized12
7747708616Pejorative(adj.) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling13
7747708617Propriety(n.) state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl.) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable14
7747708618Sacrilege(n.) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred15
7747708619Summarily(adv.) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely16
7747708620Suppliant(adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor17
7747708621Talisman(n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish18
7747708622Undulate(v.) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form19

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