Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level G Unit 2 English Vocab

(v) approach and speak to first; confront in a challenging or aggressive way
I want to accost your statement with an argument.
S: buttonhole, approach, confront A: evade, avoid, shun

(n) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
I animadversion thee.
S: rebuke, reproof A: praise, compliment

(adj) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
The avid learner grasped the reins of knowledge and tore past others.
S: keen, enthusiastic, grasping A: reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic

(adj) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
The brackish hawaiian salt mixture made me pucker and spit it out.
S: briny, saline A: fresh, clear, sweet

(n) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
The celerity of the ride made me spin round right round.
S: promptness, alacrity, speed A: slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness

(adj) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhand way

The devious devil tricked the man into giving him his soul.

S: roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful
A: direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard

(n) in chess and opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type
It is a gambit to sacrifice a piece but i will get more out of this. S: ploy stratagem, ruse, maneuver

(n) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher;
The halcyon flew above our heads showing us the kingfisher. (adj) of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
The halcyon god bestowed on us peace and harmony. S: tranquil, serene, placid, palmy A: turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous

(adj) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic
His histrionic acting was over dramatic.
S: affected, stagy A: low-keyed, muted, untheatrical, subdued

(adj) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to sir up strife or rebellion;
The incendiary matches lit a fire to warm our shivering bodies. (n) one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who cases strife
The Incendiary were firemen in Farheinheit 451 that made fires.

(n) whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
The maelstrom is Sedona is exceptionally strong.
S: vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult

(adj) nearsighted, lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment
I have myopic vision because i can see near but not far away. S: shortsighted A: farsighted

(adj) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is not easily recognized
The overt operation was known to everyone.
S: clear, obvious, manifest, patentA: secret, clandestine, covert, concealed

(adj) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling
Your pejorative accusations of my marriage does not account for the fact that the deed is done.
A: complimentary ameliorative

(n) the state of being proper, appropriateness;
The propriety of your garments is of great importance in Solhsdiciauy.
(pl) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable
The proprieties of what is right does not apply to me.