Untitled Flashcard Set

Accost - To speak to someone in a challenging way (can be aggressive but not necessarily)

Animadversion - Criticism or censure

Avid - Showing interest, passion, or enthusiasm in something

Brackish - Unappealing or distasteful

Celerity - Quickness of movement

Covenant - An agreement binded by a lease or other legal contract

Devious - Using underhanded and deceptive tactics to achieve one's goals

Gambit - A risky move designed to gain an advantage

Halcyon - Reflecting on a period of time in a happy and peaceful manner

Histrionic - Excessively dramatic in character of style

Incendiary - A descriptive word that causes fires; it can also describe something that tends to excite people

Maelstrom - A powerful whirlpool, turbulence, or agitated state of mind

Myopic - Having a narrow, shortsighted perspective; not seeing the bigger picture

Overt - Doing something openly or not secretive at all

Pejorative - Showing disapproval or disrespect for

Propound - To offer something up for discussion

Propriety - The quality of conforming to society's standards

Sacrilege - A violation, misuse, or disrespect of something regarded as sacred

Summarily - Comprehensive, covering the main points; swiftly

Suppliant - Someone who asks or prays for something in a humble manner

Talisman - An object believed to bring good fortune and rid of evil

Undulate - To move in a smooth, wave-like motion