La Rosa Vocab 2

accost

to confront in a challenging or hostile way

animadversion

a comment indicating strong criticism

avid

intensely eager, desirous of something to the point of greed

brackish

having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink

celerity

swiftness, rapidity of motion or action

devious

straying or wandering from a straight course; acting in a shift or underhanded way

gambit

an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice in order to gain a later advantage

halcyon

calm, peaceful, happy, golden; a legendary bird

histrionic

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

incendiary

deliberately setting or causing fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion

maelstrom

whirlpool of great size, a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction

myopic

nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic, view of a situation

overt

open, not hidden

pejorative

tending to make worse, expressing disapproval in a derogatory and belittling way

propriety

state of being proper

sacrilege

improper or disrespectful act to something sacred

summarily

without delay or formality; briefly, concisely

suppliant (adj)

asking humbly and earnestly

suppliant (noun)

one who makes a request humbly and earnestly

talisman

an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, amulet

undulate

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion