Honors English Three Week Two

Question 1

Accrue

Answer 1

VERB

• (of sums of money or benefits) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time.
• accumulate or receive (such as payments or benefits)
• make provision for a charge at the end of a financial period for work that has been done but not yet invoiced.

Question 2

Annotation

Answer 2

NOUN

• a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram
• the action of annotating a text or diagram.

Question 3

Bedlam

Answer 3

NOUN

• a scene of uproar or confusion
• an institution for the care of mentally ill people

Question 4

Covert

Answer 4

ADJECTIVE

• not openly acknowledged or displayed
• a thicket in which game can hide

Question 5

Debonair

Answer 5

ADJECTIVE

-(of a man) confident, stylish, charming.

Question 6

Dun

Answer 6

ADJECTIVE

• of a dull grayish brown color
• dark or dusty

Question 7

Efficacious

Answer 7

ADJECTIVE

(of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective

Question 8

Equanimity

Answer 8

NOUN

-mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.

Question 9

Fortuitous

Answer 9

ADJECTIVE

• happening by accident or chance rather than by design
• happening by a lucky chance, fortunate

Question 10

Gist

Answer 10

NOUN

• the substance or essence of a speech or text
• the real point of an action

Question 11

Gratuitous

Answer 11

ADJECTIVE

• uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted
• given or done for free of charge

Question 12

Imperious

Answer 12

ADJECTIVE

-assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Question 13

Invective

Answer 13

NOUN

-insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

Question 14

Motley

Answer 14

ADJECTIVE
-incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate
NOUN 
-an incongruous mixture 
-the particoloured mixture of a jester.

Question 15

Munificent

Answer 15

ADJECTIVE

• (of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary
• (of a person) very generous

Question 16

Procrastinate

Answer 16

VERB

-delay or postpone action; put off doing something

Question 17

Provocative

Answer 17

ADJECTIVE
-causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction
especially deliberately.
-arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately

Question 18

Recondite

Answer 18

ADJECTIVE

-(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse

Question 19

Reprobate

Answer 19

NOUN
-an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately)
(In Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damnation.

Question 20

Sedentary

Answer 20

ADJECTIVE

• (of a person) tending to spend to much time seated; somewhat inactive
• (of work or a way of life) characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise
• (of a position) sitting, seated