Unit 2 vocab

13. overt (o vert'

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

In order for Congress to declare war, the President must demonstrate an a

threat

SYNONYMS: clear, obvious, manifest, patent ANTONYMS: clandestine, covert, concealed

14. pejorative (pa jôr' a tiv)

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

The lawyer was accused of making a remark when referring to the defendant's background.

ANTONYMS: complimentary, ameliorative

15. propriety

(pro prite te)

(n.) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (p/.) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable

The social worker questioned the

_ of

the police's request to see confidential records

•SYNONYMS fitness, Correctness

ANTONYMS. unseemliness, inappropriateness

16. sacrilege (sak' ra lil)

(n.) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred

The anthropologist was accused of committing a

when she disturbed a burial ground.

SYNONYMS: desecration, profanation, defilement

17 summarily (sa mer' a le)

• (adv) without delay or formality, briefly, concisely

As soon as there was evidence of criminal wrongdoing, the Official was

ousted from his post.

SYNONYMS: promptly, peremptortly

18. suppliant

(sap' le ant)

(adj.) asking humbly and earnestly; (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner, suitor

He made a

address to the parole board.

Stranded in the deserted city of Moscow, Napoleon had to turn to the Czar not as a conqueror but as a.

19. talisman

(tal' iz man)

(n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish

Most people do not believe that rabbit's feet and other

actually bring good luck.

20. undulate

(an' dya lât)

(v.) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form

The baseball fans began to

as they

cheered, so that they appeared to move in a wave.

SYNONYMS: fluctuate, rise and fall

7. gambit (gam' bit)

(n.) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a " minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type

Asking an interesting stranger about his or her job is a popular party

SYNONYMS: ploy, ruse, maneuver

8. halcyon (hal' sẽ an)

(n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj.) of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent

The teacher read the legend of the - mythic bird that nested in a calm sea.

The woman often spoke of the of her childhood.

days

SYNONYMS: (adj.) tranquil, placid, palmy ANTONYMS: (adj.) turbulent, tumultuous

9. histrionic (his tre än' ik)

(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial, melodramatic

Upon receiving his award, the young actor gave a speech

SYNONYMS. affected, stagy

ANTONYMS: muted, untheatrical, subdued

10. incendiary

(in sen' de er e)

(adj.) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n.) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife

The arsonist planted an

device in the

basement of the store.

The radical

was sentenced to life

imprisonment.

SYNONYMS: (adj.) inflammatory, provocative; (n.) firebrand

ANTONYMS: (adj.) soothing, quieting; (n.) peacemaker

11. maelstrom (mãl' stram)

(n.) a whirpool of great size and violence, a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction-

Many innocent people caught in the of the revolution lost their lives and property.

SYNONYMS: chaos, turbulence, tumult

12. myopic

(mi äp' ik)

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

The

foreign policy of the last

administration has led to serious problems with our allies.

SYNONYM: shortsighted

ANTONYM: farsighted