Vocab Unit 2 Yellow Class
Rows 1-3 should work with words 1-10; rows 4-6 should work with words 11-20.
Your context clue should use restatement, contrast, or inference (see p.7 of your vocab book if you need help with these).
Of course, identify yourself according to your first name, last initial, and section color.
e.g. Usually slightly nervous and uncertain, most ninth graders entering St. Mark's are somewhat taciturn during their initial days in school.
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11. The maelstrom destroyed the pirate ship, sinking many chests of treasure.
12. Myopic people often are reactive, rather than proactive whenever a problem can arise
13. His overt mocking of the principal got him into detention.
14. Pejorative comments about war often lead to rash decisions that are not planned correctly.
15. Propriety was a virtue during the Victorian Era.
16. The priest was accused of sacrilege for contradicting the Pope and destroying a relic.
17. The summarily appointed president enacted a law within a few days that would make him dictator for life.
18. The suppliant was denied the right to vote as he was underage.
19. The voodoo doctor's talisman was used to cure a cold.
20. A rock can undulate ripples when thrown into a lake.
1. A good way to make friends on the first day of school is to accost others, approaching and introducing yourself to them.
2. The singer was so well respected because of her ability to not be phased by critic’s animadversions, almost as if she wasn’t affected by their disapproval.
3. An avid student is someone that will do homework before it is even assigned to the class.
4. After the hikers had been lost in the wilderness for a week, they were thirsty for anything, including distasteful, brackish water.
5. After the 911 call was placed about an armed robbery, the police acted with great celerity and were there in less than two minutes.
6. The con-artist had many devious ways of tricking vulnerable people out of their money, sometimes with out them even knowing what hit them.
7. The chess player was known for his risky gambits, which he used on the very first turn usually.
8. When caught in a life threatening situation, some people choose to remember halcyon times, where they were in a much happier place.
9. In order to be a successful actor, one must be histrionic always, acting even when off the stage.
10. The incendiary grenade caused a huge explosion when thrown and sent the bunker up in flames.
1. Before I had the chance, my friend accosted me about the rumor she heard.
2. When the teacher saw I had a demerit for insubordination, she made many animadversions.
3. Marie is an avid reader and can often be seen carrying multiple books.
4. The brackish water from the ocean is not healthy to drink.
5. Police officers often act with celerity when chasing a suspect.
6. My sister’s devious April fool’s joke did not go as she had planned.
7. My speech therapist told that I could not use the same conversational gambits every time.
8. My mom said she had a halcyon vacation were she did not worry about anything.
9. The couple’s breakup was very histrionic and attracted a lot of attention.
10. The firefighters suspected that it was an incendiary that had started the house fire.
1. Are you going to accost her, or will you let her approach and confront you first?
2. The brave karaoke singer soon regretted her decision to sing after the mean animadversions from the audience.
3. Many athletes were once avid fans of former stars in the sport they play.
4. Not many people enjoy gargling with salt water due to its brackish taste.
5. All of a sudden, the rain poured down with severe celerity that my mom couldn’t see the road anymore.
6. My mother always tries to use devious tactics to get me to admit what I did wrong rather than asking me in a straightforward way.
7. Professional chess players carefully plan the gambit that they will open the game with.
8. The peaceful beach is the place where my mind is halcyon.
9. At almost every awards show, the celebrity whom wins the award usually gives a histrionic speech to explain their hard-working techniques.
10. It is very sad to hear of an incendiary that sets multiple house and schools on fire for their entertainment.
1. While Bob was walking, Rob approached, or accosted him about last night.
2. Most people thought the critic wrote a very disapproving comment, or animadversion, but I thought he was just doing his job.
3. When I was little, I loved to read so much my mom told people I was an avid reader.
4. The beach was just replenished so for awhile the water was murky, or brackish.
5. Ambulances are supposed to respond with speed, or celerity, but I saw one that was moving very slow.
6. Detective Beckett used very tricky and devious tactics to get her suspects to confess.
7. Asking a transfer student what school they are coming from is a good conversation starter, or gambit.
8. Mary said, “Today was a pretty halcyon day” after she came back from her relaxing day at the beach.
9. When I took acting class last year, we had to memorize histrionic speeches to perform in front of the class.
10. An arsonist planned on blowing up a bank, so he planted an incendiary device inside the bank.
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1. The beggar accosted me for my money.
2. The teacher made many animadversions toward the students poor work effort.
3. He strived for greatness because of an avid need of fame and recognition.
4. They became very sick after drinking the brackish water.
5. The fire company showed celerity on their way to the fire.
6. The robbers derived a devious plan to rob the bank.
7. The gambit he used led him to win the chess match.
8. They told of legendary stories of the great halycon to their children.
9. Even at a young age he gave a great histrionic speech after winning his award.
10. His incendiary traits led the police to suspect him as the arsonist.
11. Our ship was soon caught in the maelstrom and we all knelt down and wept as our ship slowly spun to her doom.
12. The myopic leader passed bills that benefitted the people at the time but caused an economic crash 20 years later.
13. The attacks on 9/11 were an overt message about how the terrorists felt about us.
14. If a lawyer loses his temper he may make a pejorative remark that could land his client in even more trouble.
15. Nobility must either have propriety or make it look like they have it.
16. Any offense against the consecrated Body of Christ would be considered sacrilege to all Catholics.
17. After the embezzling governor was discovered he was summarily removed from office.
18. When asking your parents for something big you should do it in a suppliant way.
19. We bought the Greek talisman in hope that it would bring us fortune but instead we only experienced bad luck.
20. The water on the floor began to undulate as the earthquake hit.
Vocabulary Sentences 11-20
11. The maelstrom in the sea has wrecked several ships in its torrent.
12. The myopic government didn't think about the affects of the law on other countries, which has led to disastrous effects.
13. The parent's intentions were overt; she made it clear she was going to punish her son.
14. While temporizing to avoid getting into trouble, the girl kept making pejorative comments that made her story sound unrealistic.
15. The children learned the propriety that was expected of them, to be proper and polite.
16. The man was accused of sacrilege for saying something offensive about one's religion.
17. The CEO summarily ended the conference after making his point in just a few minutes.
18. The beggar made a suppliant request for food; he was willing to do anything for it.
19. The man kept talismans around him to prevent bad luck from reaching him.
20. The water undulated at the lake, creating waves.
11. Not only did the maelstrom of the war cost the country many of its citizens’ lives, but it also put the nation in billions of dollars of debt.
12. The myopic leader was so occupied trying to fix the current problems that he failed to realize the impact these solutions would have on the future.
13. Many nations do not make certain information, such as threats from other countries, overt to the public to try and keep its citizens protected.
14. The bully made many pejorative comments towards the scrawny little boy.
15. Not only is school supposed to educate students academically, but it also is meant to help them learn the propriety that is expected of them as they become adults.
16. Not disposing of a bible properly is considered a sacrilege in the Catholic faith.
17. The authorities tried to summarily conceal their wrongdoing.
18. Embarrassed and unsure of how to do it, the boy made a suppliant invite to the girl for a date to the movies.
19. Many ancient people worshiped talisman and other charms as their form of a god.
20. A look of surprise began to undulate across the faces of the fans in the gym after they heard a loud noise to the left.
11) Along with legends of the Kraken, a maelstrom was always an old time sailor's greatest fear, getting sucked down into the monstorous spiral of water.
12) Since they are yound and havn't seen much of the world, children are often myopic and don't really know how to look at things in a broad way.
13) Despite the politicians attempts to hide his cluelessness, it was very overt he had no idea how to answer the question.
14)After years of pejorative stereotypes, the Americans' view of any middle easters has unfortunatly become very negative.
15) Always setting the example for decorum, our president must always show propriety.
16) Wearing the visiting team's jersey to any sporting event will be considered a horrible sacrilege by many loyal fans.
17) Once the lawyer presented the jury with irrifutable evidence, they quickly and summarily produced a verdict.
18) If you do not understand something in school, ,do not be ashamed and suppliantly ask your teacher and accept you don't know everything/
19) My nototriously superstitious aunt has filled her house with strange objects and talismans to ward off spirits.
20) When i am at the beach my favorite thing to do is to lay on a raft and feel the undulating of the ocean swells.
1.The ship got caught in the dangerous maelstrom and wrecked.
2.The myopic and nearsighted planning led to a major conflict.
3.The overt answer key was used by all the students to cheat.
4.Though he tries to help, Joe is very pejorative when trying offer reassurance.
5.The propriety of making jokes at a funeral is questionable.
6.Committing a sacrilege towards a religious object is very offensive to some people.
7.Calvin Coolidge was known to be very summarily, earning the nickname “Silent Cal”.
8.The princess had to fend off her many suppliants wishing to marry her.
9.Superstitious people often carry a talisman to give them good luck.
10.The student section began to undulate hoping to start a wave.
11. The fisherman decided against sailing yesterday after he heard of the deadly maelstrom that was a few miles off the coast.
12. When a nation’s leader makes a decision without thinking of the consequences, that nation’s people often ridicule and complain about their leader’s myopic tendencies.
13. Navy SEALS teams generally carry out very clandestine operations; the last thing they want is to have to make an overt assault in desperation.
14. Tim tried his best to not to make any pejorative remarks in court when his friend was being tried for murder.
15. The propriety of the teacher was doubted when she called out a single student for having an embarrassing grade on his midterm.
16. The woman’s actions were declared a sacrilege by the tribe council after she spat in the offering bowl to the gods.
17. Upon hearing that his wife’s water had broken, Jonathan was summarily allowed to leave work to pick her up.
18. The starving young child made a suppliant inquiry to the passerby to spare a piece of food.
19. The natives held a number of sacred objects in their village shrine, including the talisman of repair, an object that is believed to have the ability to repair the battle injuries of worthy souls.
20. As the earthquake struck the west coast, the seismographs at the military bases undulated to signify the behemoth magnitude eight earthquake.
1. The coach was accosted by the referees about one of his player's misconduct.
2. Contrary to the artist's expectations, the editor's column was full of animadversions.
3. An avid baseball card collector like myself can easily recognize the difference between fake and authentic cards.
4. The brackish water was home to many beautiful types of salt water fish.
5. In track, you want to have a lot of celerity in order to race faster.
6. We decided to take the devious path back through the woods because we didn't want to cross any roads
7. Investing in stocks is a very popular financial gambit.
8. The Finger Lakes are known for their peaceful and halcyon nature.
9. Soccer players can often be histrionic when they try to fake being fouled.
10. The inccendiary that started the wild fire was thrown in prison.
1. The thief was accosted by the victim’s mother; that was one woman I would not like to be confronted by.
2.My teacher’s animadversion about my essay really lowered my self esteem.
3.My mother is an avid reader and can go through three books in a month.
4.Ocean water is very brackish and should not be drank.
5.My mother expects celerity from me as soon as she asks me to do something around the house.
6.When people are misleading ad devious intentionally, problems are bound to occur.
7.Asking your crush to homecoming may be a gambit, but it could end with you having a great night.
8.The halcyon years of my father’s life all started when he met my mother.
9.Many soccer players have histrionic and theatrical injuries that make them seem soft.
10.An incendiary device was found in the hospital; luckily it was deactivated in time.
1.Most homeless people accost others on the street and beg for food.
2.My teacher is an animadversion person, who critics everyone.
3.I saw the child grow avid after she got what she wanted.
4.The brackish water made my mouth burn and bleed.
5.The puppy had extreme celerity so, she run around the house many times.
6.We saw the devious car creep from one side of the road to another.
7.The perfect gambit is conversing with a person over a hobby or after-school activity.
8.There are many halcyon, colorful, and tranquil birds in the wild.
9.Leonardo’s histrionic speech made the crowd turn weak and teary eyed.
10.By looking at the person, you could tell he was very destructive and incendiary.
11. The huge ship was caught in the maelstrom and sunk, leaving nothing left but a few scattered wooden boards.
12. The police had a very one sided myopic view on the robbery, which led to the innocent man being convicted.
13. The attacker’s reconnaissance was so overt that the defense was aware of the assault days before it was carried out.
14. After the hard loss, the interviewer’s pejorative statement made the already irate coach shriek at the crowd.
15. Back in the 1920s, the propriety of attire was very strict and well mannered.
16. The man carried out a terrible sacrilege; he threw the American flag on the ground and burned it.
17. The congressman summarily gave the speech and left many citizens confused with the short dialogue.
18. The child's suppliant request for a new racetrack for Christmas could not be refused.
19. The Holy Grail is a type of talisman in the Christian faith; it is believed to have answers to many questions.
20. Many people do not know that light undulates through space from the sun to the Earth.
1. Homeless people frequently accost tourists in New York City because they know the tourists will not approach them first to give them money.
2. The new author received several animadversions about her novel, but the strong criticism did not stop her from publishing the book.
3. Avid students at Saint Marks often win awards for being enthusiastic and passionate members of the school community.
4. Brackish water must undergo intensive filtering processes before it is pleasant to drink.
5. Emergency personal must responded with celerity because being slow will only allow for the situation to get worse.
6. Devious thieves will use tricky methods in order to steal information or possessions.
7. Asking about sports is a popular and easy gambit that many people use to break the ice in a conversation.
8. The famous saying, “the calm before the storm” refers to the halcyon state before an extreme situation.
9. He won the theatrical award for giving a histrionic performance.
10. The incendiary was put into jail for setting fires to public property.
1. Accost- Once the celebrity was seen, he was accosted by his adoring fans.
2. Animadversion- After the rookie fumbled the ball in his first game, he was overwhelmed with animadversion.
3. Avid- When I walked into her room and noticed her walls covered with Zac Efron posters, I knew she was an avid fa.
4. Brackish- After the water at my lake house tasted a little brackish, we drilled a deeper well to try to reach fresher water.
5. Celerity- After Hurricane Sandy, the Red Cross responded with overwhelming celerity to provide temperary shelters.
6. Devious- After one of the many senior pranks, we could tell who was responsible for it by their devious laughter.
7. Gambit- The lawyer declined cross-examination of the lead witness as an unusual opening gambit.
8. Halcyon- When the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, the streets of Chicago were far from halcyon.
9. Histrionic- Jimmy Fallon, known for making mundane every situation funny, accepted his promotion with a histrionic speech.
10. Incendiary- In many cases, forest fires are caused by the incendiary nature of lightning strikes in dry timber.
11.) The wars in the Middle East are such maelstroms that many innocent people have lost their lives in the crossfire.
12.) Making myopic, or shortsighted, decisions is not a trait of a good businessman.
13.) Some can be discreet when talking at inappropriate times, while others are quite overt in the conversations.
14.) Though she tried to comfort her friend with the comment, it ended up being a pejorative remark.
15.)You shouldn't be worried about the propriety of your dress if it is appropriate.
16.) Throwing away a Bible is considered a sacrilege.
17.) When she forgot to bring her paper to class, she summarily went back to her locker to retrieve it.
18.) When in court it is better to make a suppliant address, than being way to forward.
19.) Many early explorers were on the search for ancient talismans, or amulets.
20.) When a current is added to water it appears to be undulating, or moving in waves.
1. The Good Samaritan was accosted by a dying man in the street.
2. The author was heartbroken by the various animadversions against his work.
3. I am an avid fan of the Harry Potter series.
4. the brackish water of the bay tainted my mouth with its saline taste.
The celerity with which he finished the race astonished me.
6. The devious boy went behind his mothers back and snuck out to the party.
7. His opening chess gambit was risky, but proved successful.
8. The halcyon forest made me feel at home with nature.
9. Histrionic speeches in plays often fill the viewer with passion for the message it conveys.
10. Her incendiary speeches during the French Revolution inspired the rebels to rise against the crown.
1) At the red light, the furious driver got out of his car, walked up to my door, and accosted me for accidentally cutting him off in the lane.
2) The animadversion my dad gave me about my poor play angered me to the point I wanted to explode.
3) The avid reader read the whole Harry Potter series in one weekend.
4) I was given salty, brackish water to clear up my sore throat.
5) The celerity and the player’s agility gave him a superior advantage over his competitors.
6) The devious planning my sister did to get me in trouble was a miserable failure and she winded up being grounded.
7) An on sides kick to start the game was a big gambit that ended up being a huge success.
8) The halcyon of the nature of the woods gave me a sudden calm and peaceful feeling.
9) The histrionic acting of Jerry Seinfeld gives a very humorous atmosphere because of his techniques and sarcastic attitude.
10) The incendiary Nathaniel Bacon led Bacon’s Rebellion against Governor William Berkley
1. I hate going to Times Square because many people accost me in an attempt to advertise their shows.
2. My director’s animadversion on my performance only made me want to do better.
3. You could say I am an avid collector of playbills since I have 4 binders full of them.
4. The main reason why settlers died was that they drank brackish water instead of finding a fresh water source.
5. Her celerity won her the race.
6. I had to use devious tactics to get my sister to tell me where she hid my phone.
7. The popular saying, “you have to spend money to make money” demonstrates the idea of a gambit pretty well.
8. Looking over the lake at sunset was perhaps the most halcyon moment of my vacation.
9. The actor’s histrionic death scene was criticized by his director since the script said to “die peacefully.”
10. The incendiary of the riot was imprisoned for disturbing the peace.
1) Scotty is not normally on to accost you because he hates confrontation.
2) The animadversion that the author received on his book was negative and rude.
3) The avid filmmaker has been making short movies since he was very young.
4) A remedy for hiccups is to gargle brackish water for one minute.
5) When my brother does his quick soccer moves, he moves with great celerity.
6) Car dealers sometimes are very devious because they want you to buy a car for more money then you really should.
7) The choice to use the new play that we all had just learned the night before at practice was a gambit.
8) I always feel calm and peaceful at the beach because it is a halcyon place.
9) Everyone always has that one histrionic friend who is very over the top and loves drama.
10) When the Chemistry teacher found out that her student was the one who deliberately started the fire she labeled him as an incendiary.
1) Scotty is not normally on to accost you because he hates confrontation.
2) The animadversion that the author received on his book was negative and rude.
3) The avid filmmaker has been making short movies since he was very young.
4) A remedy for hiccups is to gargle brackish water for one minute.
5) When my brother does his quick soccer moves, he moves with great celerity.
6) Car dealers sometimes are very devious because they want you to buy a car for more money then you really should.
7) The choice to use the new play that we all had just learned the night before at practice was a gambit.
8) I always feel calm and peaceful at the beach because it is a halcyon place.
9) Everyone always has that one histrionic friend who is very over the top and loves drama.
10) When the Chemistry teacher found out that her student was the one who deliberately started the fire she labeled him as an incendiary.
11) The scrum turned escalated into a maelstrom when the gun shots were fired.
12) People with a lack of an open mind have a very myopic view of the world.
13) His harsh face made it overt to tell he was very angered.
14) The pejorative and harsh comments were starting to discourage me.
15) Wearing no clothing is not considered to be one of the proprieties of society.
16) Wearing a rosary around one’s neck is considered be to a sacrilege.
17) Since we are short on time, please deliver your speech as summarily as possible.
18) The employee made a suppliant request for a raise, as not to seem too demanding.
19) It is believed by some that a shamrock is a talisman and will bring good luck.
20) It seems the company’s sales undulated this year, as they constantly were going up and down.
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