Vocabulary Level G, Unit 2
Word
Accost
(verb)
Synonym
buttonhole, approach,
confront
Animadversion a comment indicating
(noun)
strong criticism or
disapproval
Avid
keen, enthusiastic, grasping
(adjective)
Brackish
briny, saline; salty and
(adjective)
unpleasant to drink
Celerity
promptness, alacrity, speed
(noun)
Devious
roundabout, tricky, sly,
(adjective)
artful
Gambit
ploy, stratagem, ruse,
(noun)
maneuver
Halcyon
tranquil, serene, placid
(noun or adj)
Histrionic
theatrical, melodramatic,
(adjective)
stagy
Incendiary
inflammatory, provocative;
(noun or adj)
firebrand
Maelstrom
vortex, chaos, turbulence,
(noun)
tumult
Myopic
nearsighted; lacking a
(adjective)
broad, realistic view of a
situation
Overt
clear, obvious, manifest,
(adjective)
patent
Pejorative
tending to make worse;
(adjective)
belittling
Propriety
fitness, correctness,
(noun)
decorum
Sacrilege
desecration, profanation,
(noun)
defilement
Summarily
promptly, peremptorily,
(adverb)
abruptly
Suppliant
asking humbly and
(noun or adj)
earnestly; a petitioner,
suitor
Talisman
object that serves as a
(noun)
charm or is believed to
confer magical powers
Undulate
ripple, fluctuate
(verb)
Antonym
evade, avoid, shun
praise, compliment
reluctant, indifferent
fresh, clear, sweet
slowness, sluggishness,
dilatoriness
direct, straightforward,
open, aboveboard
Clue
Think about someone who keeps
asking you to buy something that
costs too much.
Think about what someone might
say if he or she were averse to
watching anime.
Think of someone who is avid
about getting As.
Think of the sound you’d make if
you drank seawater (“ack”).
Think of a cele[b]rity running from
the paparazzi.
Think of devilish.
A gambler might use a gambit.
turbulent, chaotic,
tumultuous
low-keyed, muted,
untheatrical, subdued
soothing, quieting
farsighted
secret, clandestine,
concealed
complimentary,
ameliorative
unseemliness,
inappropriateness
Think of feeling happy.
Think of a melodramatic history
student.
Think of secrets in someone’s
diary as being incendiary.
Mal means bad and strom is like
storm.
Think: I go to my op[t]ician for
glasses because I’m nearsighted.
Overt sounds like open.
Some people think dodgeball in PE
is pejorative.
Think: propriety is the state of
being proper.
Improper or disrespectful treatment
of something held sacred.
Without delay or formality; briefly
(like a summary)
A suppliant might have to plead.
Think of a little man who brings
you good luck.
Think of undulating waves on a
beach.
Vocab sentences—remember to look for the clues!
Word bank: accost, animadversion, avid, brackish, celerity, devious, gambit, halcyon, histrionic, incendiary,
maelstrom, myopic, overt, pejorative, propriety, sacrilege, summarily, suppliant, talisman, undulate
1. Most writers are also ___________________ readers who have loved books since childhood.
2. The anthropologist was accused of committing ________________ when she disturbed an ancient burial
ground.
3. As soon as there was evidence of criminal wrongdoing, the official was ______________ ousted from
his post.
4. The radical _______________ was sentenced to life imprisonment for stirring up so much rebellion.
5. Although the heavy snowfall was not expected, the highway department responded with surprising
________________.
6. The social worker questioned the ________________ of the police’s request to see confidential records.
7. Upon receiving his award, the young actor gave a ridiculously ________________ speech.
8. The baseball fans began to ______________ as they cheered, so that they appeared to move in a wave.
9. The _________________ foreign policy of the last administration may have worked in the short-term,
but it has led to long-term problems with our allies.
10. The shipwrecked passengers adrift on the lifeboat became ill after drinking ________________ water.
11. The woman often spoke nostalgically of the ________________ days of her childhood.
12. Many innocent people caught in the _________________ of the revolution lost their lives and property.
13. Asking an interesting stranger about his or her job is a popular party ____________ in the dating game.
14. Most people do not believe that rabbit’s feet and other ________________(s) actually bring good luck.
15. The sneaky interrogator used _______________ methods to try to get the suspect to incriminate himself.
16. The inexperienced filmmaker was disheartened by the ___________________ of the film critic.
17. The nobleman was _______________(ed) by beggars on his way to the castle.
18. He made a __________________ address to the parole board.
19. In order for Congress to declare war, the President must demonstrate a clear and ____________ threat.
20. The lawyer was accused of making a ________________ remark when referring to the defendant’s
background.
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