Sadlier Level G Unit 2

Accost

to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging way

Amimadversion

A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval.

Avid

desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager.

Brackish

Having a salty or unpleasant taste (to drink)

Celerity

swiftness, rapidity of motion or action.

Devious

straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty

Gambit

A chess move where a player will male a sacrifice in order to gain a later advantage.

Halcyon

Referring to calm, peaceful, happy or prosperous or the legendary bird with kingfisher

Histrionic

pertaining to actors and their techniques. (stagey)

Incendiary

deliberately setting or causing fires, one who starts rebellion.

Maelstrom

whirlpool of great size and violence, something like violence and destruction.

Myopic

lacking a realistic view of a situation, nearsighted

Overt

open, obvious

Pejorative

tending to make worse, derogatory

Propriety

the state of being appropriate

Sacrilege

improper treatment to something considered sacred.

Summarily

without delay or formality; brief, concise

Suppliant

asking humbly or earnestly

Talisman

An object that has magical powers

Undulate

fluctuate, like wave