unit 2 vocab

accost

approach and speak to first

animadaversion

comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval

avid

desirous to a point of greed, intensely eager

brackish

salty taste and unpleasant to drink

celerity

swiftness rapidity of motion/action

devious

straying from a direct course

gambit

sacrifice a minor piece for a later advantage

halcyon

bird identified with kingfisher; calm peaceful

maelstrom

whirlpool of great size and violence

pejorative

tending to make worse

undulate

move in waves or wavelike motion

histrionic

pertaining to actors and their techniques

incendiary

deliberately setting fires

myopic

nearsighted

overt

open, not hidden

propriety

state of being proper

sacrilege

improper treatment of something sacred

summarily

without delay

suppliant

asking humbly

talisman

object serving as a charm