vocab unit 2

to approach

The angry fan accosted the head football coach after the loss.

a criticising comment

The dissaproving boy's animadversion about the girl's shirt made her cry.

intensely eager

The avid phillies fan was mad after the playoff loss

salty

The surfer had a brackish taste in his mouth after swimming in the salty water

rapidity of motion

The conscientious girl performed her HW with celerity

The drunk driver deviously avoided the cops by driving down the alley.

The gambit that the risky kid took allowed him to eat breakfast at Bob Evans & not get caught.

happy

Winning the state championship was the halcyon year for field hockey.

theatrical

Because the theatrical girl was in the school play, she was very histrionic

deliberately setting or causing fires

The teenager was charged with setting fire to two houses with an incendiary device.

a whirlpool of great size & violence

At the end of Pirates of the Caribean, the Black Pearl got caught in a giant maelstrom and sank.

lacking a broad, realistic view

My myopic parents wouldn't let me go out on Friday, because i got a detention

not hidden, open

The young student was suspended for saying an overt threat to another student.

tending to make worse

The student was given a detention for making a pejorative remark toward the teacher.

the state of being proper

The girl acted with propriety the night of her formal prom.

improper treatment of something held sacred

The girl accused her sister of sacrilege when she thought her diary was stolen.

without delay or formality

The two students were summarily suspended for fighting without delay.

asking humbly and earnestly

The sincere girl asked a suppliant question when she was talking to her mom.

an object that serves as a charm

The rabbit's foot served as a talisman as I scored 3 goals.

to make in waves

The flag waved and undulated in front of the school.