AP Language Vocabulary: Unit 2 Flashcards
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| 7333661660 | Accost (v) Synonyms: buttonhole, approach, confront | To approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way | 0 | |
| 7333661661 | Animadversion (n) Synonyms: rebuke, reproof | A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval | 1 | |
| 7333661662 | Avid (adj) Synonyms: keen, enthusiastic, grasping | Desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager | 2 | |
| 7333661663 | Brackish (adj) Synonyms: briny, saline | Having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink | 3 | |
| 7333661664 | Celerity (n) Synonyms: promptness, alacrity, speed | Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action | 4 | |
| 7333661665 | Devious (adj) Synonyms: roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful | Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way | 5 | |
| 7333661666 | Gambit (n) Synonyms: ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver | In chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move if this type | 6 |