Vocab Unit 2 G

The nobleman was ___ by beggars on his way to the castle

accost

The inexperienced filmmaker was disheartened by the __ of the film critic

animadversion

Most writers are also ___ readers who have loved books since childhood

avid

The shipwrecked passengers adrift on the lifeboat became ill after drinking ____ water

brackish

Although the heavy snowfall was not expected, the highway department responded with surprising ____

celerity

The interrogator used ___ methods to try to get the suspect to incriminate himself.

devious

Asking an interesting stranger about his or her job is a popular party ___

gambit

The teacher read the legend of the ____, a mythic bird that nested in a calm sea

halcyon

The women often spoke of the ___ days of her childhood.

halcyon

Upon receiving his award, the young actor gave a ___ speech.

histrionic

The arsonist planted an ___ device in the basement of the store.

incendiary

The radical ____ was sentenced to life imprisonment.

incendiary

Many innocent people caught in the ___ of revolution lost their lives and property.

maelstrom

The __ foreign policy of the last administration has led to serious problems with our allies.

myopic

In order for Congress to declare war, the President must demonstrate an ___ threat.

overt

The lawyer was accused of making a ___ remark when referring to the defendant’s background

pejorative

The social worker questioned the ____ of the police’s request to see confidential records/

propriety

The anthropologist was accused of committing a ___ when she disturbed a burial ground.

sacrilege

As soon as there was evidence of criminal wrongdoing, the official was ___ ousted from his post.

summarily

He made a ____ address to the parole board

suppliant

Stranded in the deserted city of Moscow, Napoleon had to turn to the Czar not as a conqueror but as a ____

suppliant

Most people do not believe that rabbit’s feet and other ____ actually bring good luck

talisman

The baseball fans began to ____ as they cheered, so that they appeared to move in a wave.

undulate