AP Literature unit 2 Flashcards

2958542172	Animadversion	An unfavorable or censorious comment	0
2958542190	Avid	showing great enthusiasm for or interest in	1
2958545075	Brackish	slightly salt; having a salty or briny flavor	2
2958545076	Celerity	swiftness; speed	3
2958548711	Covenant	an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or not do something specified	4
2958548712	Devious	departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect	5
2958550382	Gambit	any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage	6
2958550383	Histrionic	of or relating to actors or acting.	7
2958553147	Hoyden	a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy	8
2958553148	Invidious	calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful	9
2958554851	Maelstrom	a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool	10
2958554879	Myopic	unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted	11
2958556534	Overt	open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret	12
2958556535	Pejorative	having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force	13
2958558390	Propound	to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose	14
2958558391	Propriety	conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners	15
2958562873	Sacrilege	the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred	16
2958562874	Summarily	in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway	17
2958562875	Suppliant	a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority.	18
2958564440	Talisman	a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.	19
2958566783	Tremulous	characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness	20
2958576265	Undulate	to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement:	21