unit 2 vocab

avid - desirous of something to the point of greed, intensely eager

halcyon - a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher, of or relating to the halcyon, calm, peaceful

devious - straying or wandering from a straight or direct course, roundabout, done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way

accost - to approach and speak to first

incendiary - deliberately setting or causing fires, designed to start fires, tending to stir up strife or rebellion, one who deliberately starts fires, one who causes strife

animadversion - a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval

covenant - a solemn agreement

gambit - in chess, an opening move that involves the risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage, any opening move of this type

brackish - having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink

histrionic - pertaining to actors and their techniques, theatrical, melodramatic

celerity - swiftness, rapidity of motion or action

suppliant - asking humbly and earnestly, one who makes a request humbly and earnestly

propound - to put forward, offer, suggest for consideration, to set forth

propriety - the state of being proper, appropriateness, standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

overt - open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

undulate - to move in waves or with a wavelike motion, to have a wavelike appearance or form

sacrilege - improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

talisman - an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers

myopic - nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation, lacking foresight or discernment

summarily - without delay or formality, briefly, concisely

pejorative - tending to make worse, expressing disapproval or disparagement

maelstrom - a whirlpool or great size and violence, a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction