AP Language Unit 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 7628450097 | Accost | V. To approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way |  | 0 |
| 7628477824 | Animadversion | N. A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval |  | 1 |
| 7628489480 | Avid | Adj. Desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager |  | 2 |
| 7628500617 | Brackish | Adj. Having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink |  | 3 |
| 7628512965 | Celerity | N. Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action |  | 4 |
| 7628521864 | Devious | Adj. Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty way or underhanded way |  | 5 |
| 7628537773 | Gambit | 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 type |  | 6 |
| 7628555657 | Halcyon | Adj. Of or relating to calm, peaceful, happy |  | 7 |
| 7634877663 | Histrionic | Adj. Pertaining to actors and their techniques |  | 8 |
| 7634888009 | Incendiary | Adj. Deliberately setting or causing fires |  | 9 |
| 7634895114 | Maelstrom | N. A whirlpool of great size and violence |  | 10 |
| 7634898367 | Myopic | Adj. Nearsighted |  | 11 |
| 7634937444 | Overt | Adj. Open, not hidden |  | 12 |
| 7634941118 | Pejorative | Adj. Tending to make worse |  | 13 |
| 7634944932 | Propriety | N. The state of being proper, appropriateness |  | 14 |
| 7634949580 | Sacrilege | N. Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred |  | 15 |
| 7634955772 | Summarily | Adv. Without delay or formality |  | 16 |
| 7634960343 | Suppliant | Adj. Asking humbly and earnestly |  | 17 |
| 7634965209 | Talisman | N. An object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers |  | 18 |
| 7634969244 | Undulate | V. To move in waves or with a wave like motion |  | 19 |