Eng IV Sadlier Unit 2

accost

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

Avid

desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager

Devious

straying or wandering from a straight or direct course: done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way

Histrionic

pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic

Incendiary

(adjective) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion

Incendiary

(noun) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonists, one who causes strife

Myopic

(adjective) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment

Overt

(adjective) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

Pejorative

(adjective) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling

Sacrilege

(noun) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

Summarily

(adverb) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely

Accost

Synonyms: buttonhole, approach
Antonyms: avoid, shun

Avid

Synonyms: keen, enthusiastic, grasping
Antonyms: clear, sweet

Devious

Synonyms: roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful
Antonyms: direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard

Histrionic

Synonyms: affected, stagy
Antonyms: muted, untheatrical, subdued

Incendiary

Synonyms: (adj) inflammatory, provocative; (n) firebrand
Antonyms: (adj) soothing, quieting; (n) peacemaker

Myopic

Synonyms: shortsighted
Antonym: farsighted

Overt

Synonyms: clear, obvious, manifest, patent
Antonyms: clandestine, covert, concealed

Pejorative

Antonyms: complimentary, ameliorative

Sacrilege

Synonyms: desecration, profanation, defilement

Summarily

Synonyms: promptly, peremptorily