VOCABULARY UNIT #2
English III CP
Accost verb
To approach and speak to first boldly or aggressively;
to confront in a challenging and aggressive way.
Synonyms: approach; confront; address; speak to
Avid adjective
Desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
Synonyms: passionate; enthusiastic
Celerity noun
Swiftness, rapid of motion or action
Synonyms: Promptness; speed
Devious adjective
Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a
untrustworthy or underhanded way
Synonyms: Indirect; tricky; sly; dishonest
Halcyon noun/adjective
Noun: A legendary bird identified with the kingfisher
Adjective: of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful, happy, golden, prosperous
Incendiary adjective/noun
Adjective: Deliberately setting or causing fires;
designed to start fires; tending to stir up conflict or
rebellion
Noun: One who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one
who causes conflicts
Synonyms: combustible; flammable
Maelstrom noun
A whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a world pool in violence
and destruction
Synonyms: chaos, turbulence, disorder
Myopic adjective
Nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation
Synonyms: unimaginative; uncreative; narrow-minded
Overt adjective
Open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
Synonyms: Clear; obvious
Propriety noun
The state of being proper, appropriateness
Synonyms: good manners
Talisman noun
An object that serves are a charm or is believed to confer magical powers; a good luck
charm
Undulate verb
To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or
form