Senior English Vocabulary Unit 2

Upon receiving his award, the young actor gave a(n) ________________ speech displaying his acting skills.

• avid

• histrionic

• incendiary

• pejorative

Most writers are also ___________ readers who have loved books since childhood.

• avid

• brackish

• gambit

• incendiary

The nobleman was ______________ by beggars demanding money on his way back to the castle.

• accosted

• histrionic

• myopic

• sacrileged

Atlanta Braves fans began to ______________ as they cheered for their team making the appearance of a wave going around Truist Park.

• accost

• brackish

• overt

• undulate

In order for Congress to declare war, the President must demonstrate an ___________ threat that cannot be avoided.

• celerity

• halcyon

• overt

• suppliant

Although the heavy snowfall was not expected until 3 AM, the highway department responded with surprising ____________ by sending the salt trucks out on the roads before the snow even fell.

• celerity

• halcyon

• incendiary

• overt

The interrogator used _______________ methods to try to get the suspect to incriminate himself before his lawyer arrived.

• devious

• propriety

• suppliant

• undulate

The woman often spoke of the _____________ days of her childhood with her caring parents and beautiful home.

• celerity

• halcyon

• myopic

• overt

The old librarian's pale face, hunched shoulders, and ___________ stare showed that he had spent his life poring over old books and documents.

• accost

• histrionic

• myopic

• sacrilege

The arsonist planted a(n) ______________ device in the basement of the store.

• avid

• brackish

• incendiary

• sacrilege