1. Focus on the goal. Voc. Unit 2 Ms. B. Wulchak

2. BY JENNIFER POLSON ‘09 Revised 2010
VOCAB UNIT2- Level G
BY JENNIFER POLSON ‘09
Revised 2010

3. ACCOST (v.) TO APPROACH AND SPEAK TO TO CONFRONT, BOTHER
Sentence- Survey takers and time-share salespeople are known for accosting innocent people who prefer not to be bothered.

4. ANIMADVERSION (n.) A HARSH CRITICISM
Sentence- Her animadversion was a nasty remark.

5. AVID (adj.) INTENSELY EAGER, ENTHUSIASTIC
Sentence- I am an avid fan of the Pirates who are in the National League Eastern division.

6. BRACKISH (adj.) UNPLEASANT TO TASTE BRINY, SALTY
Sentence- They drank the brackish water.

7. CELERITY (n.) SWIFTNESS ALACRITY SPEED
Sentence- Usain Bolt ran with celerity in the ’08 Olympics.

8. COVENANT (n.) A SOLEMN AGREEMENT
Sentence-Treaties among nations are covenants meant to be taken seriously.

9. DEVIOUS (adj.) STRAYING FROM A DIRECT COURSE SHIFTY, SNEAKY
Sentence- He is so devious and shifty that we suspect him of being a spy.

10. GAMBIT (n.) A MOVEMENT TO GAIN A LATER ADVANTAGE RISK, SACRIFICE
Sentence- Is this a strategy or gambit to gain my confidence.

11. HALCYON (adj.) CALM, PEACEFUL TRANQUIL
Sentence- We look back on those halcyon, peaceful, days of youth with fondness.

12. HISTRIONIC (adj.) THEATRICAL MELODRAMATIC
Sentence- My histrionic theatrics made the audience cry.

13. INCENDIARY (adj., n.) (adj.) CAUSING FIRES STIRRING STRIFE & REBELLION
(n.) one who causes fires
Sentence- Incendiary material set by the arsonist destroyed the restaurant.

14. MAELSTROM (n.) A WHIRLPOOL OF DANGER CHAOS
Sentence- They were caught in a maelstrom that capsized the boat in the Bermuda Triangle.

15. MYOPIC (adj.) NEARSIGHTED LACKING FORESIGHT
Sentence- A myopic, shortsighted person cannot understand the need for goals.

16. OVERT (adj.) OPEN NOT HIDDEN EASILY RECOGNIZED
Sentence- It was an overt act of defiance to stand before the tanks rolling through Tiananmen Square during the protests of 1989.

17. PEJORATIVE (adj.) EXPRESSING DISAPPROVAL DEROGATORY
Sentence- Calling out names in a derogatory and pejorative way is childish.

18. PROPOUND (v.) TO PROPOSE TO SUGGEST
Sentence- We considered the idea he propounded at the meeting.

19. PROPRIETY (n.) STATE OF BEING RIGHT & PROPER
Sentence- Her sense of propriety will not permit her to wear certain bathing suits.

20. SACRILEGE (n.) Disrespectful treatment of something sacred
Sentence- To disrespectfully treat a church or a place of worship is to commit a sacrilege.

21. SUMMARILY (adv.) Without delay or formality; briefly
Sentence- His appeal was summarily denied, and he was executed.

22. SUPPLIANT (n., adj.) (adj.) Asking humbly and earnestly
(n.) one who asks or begs
Sentence- The humble suppliant asked if she could turn in late work to pass the class.

23. TALISMAN (n.) An amulet, a good- luck charm
Sentence- Wearing the lucky shirt for a talisman made him feel confident.

24. UNDULATE (v.) To move in a wave-like motion
Sentence- Ocean waves undulate, rising and falling, ebbing and flowing.