Level G Unit 2.

Level G Unit 2 Grade A Q&A
accost - (correct answer)(v.) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging
or aggressive way



s: buttonhole, approach, confront



a: evade, avoid, shun



animadversion - (correct answer)(n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or
disapproval



s: rebuke, reproof



a: praise, compliment



avid - (correct answer)(adj.) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager



s: keen, enthusiastic, grasping


a: reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic


brackish - (correct answer)(adj.) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink



s: briny, saline



a: fresh, clear, sweet

, celerity - (correct answer)(n.) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action



s: promptness, alacrity, speed



a: slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness



devious - (correct answer)(adj.) staying or wandering from a straight or direct course;
done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way


s: roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful



a: direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard



gambit - (correct answer)(n.) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of
a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage; any opening move of this type



s: ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver



halcyon - (correct answer)(n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher; (adj.) of or
relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent


s: (adj.) tranquil, serene, placid, palmy


a: (adj.) turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous



histrionic - (correct answer)(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techinques; theatrical,
artificial; melodramatic