APLAC Unit 3 Vocab

Brackish

(adj)Moderately salty

Avid

(adj)Eager to pursue something

Celerity

(n)Rapidity of motion or action

Halcyon(n)

(n)A type of bird in the Kingfisher family

Halcyon(adj)

(adj)Having happiness, peace, or success, particularly when describing a period of time

Incendiary(n)

(n)A person or item used to start fires; Someone who encourages quarrels or fights

Incendiary(adj)

(adj)Able to ignite or combust objects; tending to cause trouble

Myopic

(adj)Unable to see from broader perspectives; lacking foresight

Overt

Not hidden or disguised; open for viewing

Propriety

(n)The quality of being proper or suitable

Propriety(plural)

(pl)Customs or manners in a culture or society

Suppliant(n)

(n)A person who humbly petitions something

Suppliant(adj)

(adj)Petitioning humbly

Talisman

(n)An object held or carried to serve as some sort of charm