English 12 Unit 2 Vocabulary 1. accost – (v.) to approach and speak ...
English 12 Unit 2 Vocabulary 1. accost – (v.) to approach and speak ...
English 12 Unit 2 Vocabulary 1. accost – (v.) to approach and speak ...
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14. pejorative <strong>–</strong> (adj.) tending <strong>to</strong> make worse; expressing disapproval ordisparagement, deroga<strong>to</strong>ry, depreca<strong>to</strong>ry, belittling15. propriety <strong>–</strong> (n.) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl.) st<strong>and</strong>ards of whatis proper or socially acceptable (synonyms: fitness, correctness, decorum)16. sacrilege <strong>–</strong> (n.) improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred(synonyms: desecration, profanation, defilement17. summarily <strong>–</strong> (adv.) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely (synonyms:promptly, peremp<strong>to</strong>rily, abruptly)18. suppliant <strong>–</strong> (adj.) asking humbly <strong>and</strong> earnestly; (n.) one who makes a requesthumbly <strong>and</strong> earnestly, a petitioner, sui<strong>to</strong>r19. talisman <strong>–</strong> (n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed <strong>to</strong> confer magicalpowers, an amulet, fetish20. undulate <strong>–</strong> (v.) <strong>to</strong> move in waves or with a wavelike motion; <strong>to</strong> have a wavelikeappearance or form (synonyms: ripple, fluctuate, rise <strong>and</strong> fall
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