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Level G

Level G. Unit 2 Vocabulary. ACCOST. Definition: (v.) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way Synonyms: buttonhole, approach, confront Antonyms: evade, avoid, shun. ANIMADVERSION. Definition: (n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval

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Level G

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  1. Level G Unit 2 Vocabulary

  2. ACCOST • Definition: (v.) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way • Synonyms: buttonhole, approach, confront • Antonyms: evade, avoid, shun

  3. ANIMADVERSION • Definition: (n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval • Synonyms: rebuke, reproof • Antonyms: praise, compliment

  4. AVID • Definition: (adj.) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager • Synonyms: keen, enthusiastic, grasping • Antonyms: reluctant, unenthusiastic

  5. BRACKISH • Definition: (adj.) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink • Synonyms: briny, saline • Antonyms: fresh, clear, sweet

  6. CELERITY • Definition: (n.) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action • Synonyms: promptness, speed • Antonyms: slowness, sluggishness

  7. DEVIOUS • Definition: (adj.) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; acting in an underhanded way • Synonyms: indirect, tricky, sly • Antonyms: direct, straightforward, open

  8. GAMBIT • Definition: (n.) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage • Synonyms: ploy, ruse, stratagem

  9. HALCYON • Definition: (n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj.) calm, peaceful, • Synonyms: tranquil, serene, placid • Antonyms: turbulent, chaotic

  10. HISTRIONIC • Definition: (adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic • Synonyms: affected, stagy • Antonyms: low-keyed, muted, untheatrical

  11. INCENDIARY • Definition: (adj.) deliberately setting or causing fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; (n.) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist • Synonyms: inflammatory, firebrand • Antonyms: soothing, quieting, peacemaker

  12. MAELSTROM • Definition: (n.) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation with great violence • Synonyms: vortex, chaos, turbulence

  13. MYOPIC • Definition: (adj.) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation • Synonyms: shortsighted • Antonyms: farsighted

  14. OVERT • Definition: (adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized • Synonyms: clear, obvious • Antonyms: secret, clandestine, covert

  15. PEJORATIVE • Definition: (adj.) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or belittling • Antonyms: complimentary

  16. PROPRIETY • Definition: (n.) the state of being proper, appropriateness • Synonyms: fitness, correctness • Antonyms: unseemliness,inappropriate

  17. SACRILEGE • Definition: (n.) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred • Synonyms: desecration, profanation

  18. SUMMARILY • Definition: (adv.) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely • Synonyms: promptly, abruptly

  19. SUPPLIANT • Definition: (adj.) asking humbly and earnestly (n.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly, a petitioner

  20. TALISMAN • Definition: (n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet

  21. UNDULATE • Definition: (v.) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form • Synonyms: ripple, fluctuate

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