Vocab Study List #4 (accost, avid, brackish, etc.)

Middle school girls are known for their drama and ____ .

• talisman

• celerity

• histrionics

• myopic

Choose BOTH the correct definitions for maelstrom

• a powerful whirlpool in a sea or river

• expressing contempt

• a device designed to cause fires

• a situation of confused movement

lucky charm is a synonym for what word?

• gambit

• halcyon

• talisman

• accost

honest and fair are ANTONYMS for what word?

• myopic

• devious

• avid

• serene

Choose BOTH definitions for myopic:

• relating to ownership or an owner

• nearsighted

• expressing contempt

• lacking imagination

Accelerate should help you remember the definition of this word, which means "swift and fast"

• undulate

• histrionic

• celerity

• serene

accost is what part of speech?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Define brackish

• slightly salty water

• calm, peaceful, untroubled

• move in waves

• making a humble plea

Define gambit

• acting in a shifty, underhanded way

• a magic charm for good luck

• theatrical, artificial, melodramatic

• a calculated move or strategy, often in chess

Choose BOTH antonyms for overt

• hidden

• not easily recognized

• in a prompt manner

• a bomb designed to cause a fire