AP language vocabulary 2 Flashcards

7318505249	Accost (v)	To approach and speak to (someone) often in a challenging or aggressive way.	0
7318505250	avid (adj)	Characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit. 2) desirous to the point of pursuit.	1
7318505251	Brackish (adj)	Somewhat salty 2) not appealing to the taste	2
7318505252	celerity (n)	swiftness, rapidity of motion or action	3
7318505253	devious (adj)	Moving without a fixed course 2) out of the way 3) not straightforward	4
7318505254	Gambit (n)	A chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position. 2) a remark intended to start a conversation or make a talking point.	5
7318505255	Halcyon (n)	a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher	6
7318505256	Histrionic (adj)	pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic	7
7318505257	Incendiary (adj)	A person who commits arson 2) a substance or weapon (such as a bomb) used to start fires 3) a person who excites factions, quarrels, or sedition	8
7318505258	maelstrom (n.)	a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool. 2) something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence	9
7318505259	Overt (adj)	open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized	10
7318505260	propriety (n)	Obsolete, true nature 2) a special characteristic 3) the quality or state of being proper or suitable	11
7318505261	Sacrilege (n)	A technical intrinsically outrages violation (improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to god. 2) gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place or thing	12
7318505262	Suppliant (n)	A person making a humble plea to someone in power of authority.	13
7318505263	Undulate (v)	to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form 2) adj. ,especially of a leaf) having a way surface or edge.	14