AP Literature Unit 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

7602999801	accost v.	to approach and speak to first	0
7602999802	animadversion n.	a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval	1
7602999803	avid adj.	intensely eager	2
7602999804	brackish adj.	having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink	3
7602999805	celerity n.	swiftness, rapidity of motion or action	4
7602999806	devious adj.	done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way	5
7602999807	gambit n.	in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage	6
7602999808	halcyon n. adj.	a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent	7
7602999809	histrionic adj.	theatrical, artificial; melodramatic	8
7602999810	incendiary adj. n.	deliberately setting or causing fires one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist	9
7602999811	maelstrom n.	a whirlpool of great size and violence	10
7602999812	myopic adj.	lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation	11
7602999813	overt adj.	open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized	12
7602999814	pejorative adj.	expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, belittling	13
7602999815	propriety n. pl.	the state of being proper, appropriateness standards of what is proper or socially acceptable	14
7602999816	sacrilege n.	improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred	15
7602999817	summarily adj.	without delay or formality; briefly, concisely	16
7602999818	suppliant adj. n.	asking humbly and earnestly one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor	17
7602999819	talisman n.	an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish	18
7602999820	undulate v.	to move in waves or with a wavelike motion	19