lit vocab unit 10 Flashcards
Accrue
(V.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
Annotation
(N.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
Bedlam
(N.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion
Covert
(Adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded
(N.) a sheltered place, a hiding place
Debonair
(Adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
Dun
(V.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt
(N.) a creditor
(Adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy
Efficacious
(Adj.) effective, producing results
Equanimity
(N.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic
Fortuitous
(Adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance
Gist
(N.) the essential part, main point, or essence
Gratuitous
(Adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
Imperious
(Adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
Invective
(N.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language
(Adj.) abusive, vituperative
Motley
(Adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors
(N.) a jester’s costume; a jester
Munificent
(Adj.) extremely generous, lavish
Procrastinate
(V.) to delay, put off until later
Provocative
(Adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying
Recondite
(Adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
Reprobate
(N.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel
(Adj.) corrupt or unprincipled
(V.) to disprove of, condemn
Sedentary
(Adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
Syn- collect, accumulate, proceed from
Ant- dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen
Accrue
Syn- commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
Ant- peace and quiet, order, tranquility
Bedlam
Syn- (adj.) undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
Ant- (adj.) open, overt, undisguised
Covert
Syn- carefree, jaunty, gracious, urbane
Ant- distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish
Debonair
Syn- (v.) hound, harass, nag
Dun
Syn- effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
Ant- ineffective, worthless, useful
Efficacious
Syn- tranquility, imperturbability
Ant- excitability, flappability, agitation
Equanimity
Syn- unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
Ant- intentional, deliberate, premeditated
Fortuitous
Syn- substance, core, nucleus
Gist
Syn- voluntary, unjustified
Ant- justified, warranted
Gratuitous
Syn- domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
Ant- fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming
Imperious
Syn- (n.) vituperation, abuse, philippic
Ant- (n.) tribune, panegyric, encomium
Invective
Syn- (adj.) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse, (n.) fool
Ant- (adj.) homogeneous, monochromatic
Motley
Syn- bounteous, liberal
Ant- miserly, parsimonious
Munificent
Syn- stall, temporize, dillydally
Procrastinate
Syn- stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
Ant- dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating
Provocative
Syn- arcane, abstruse
Ant- simple, uncomplicated
Recondite
Syn- (n.) scoundrel, blackguard (adj.) immoral, corrupt
Ant- (n.) Saint (adj.) upright, virtuous, moral
Reprobate
Syn- static, stationary
Ant- active, peripatetic
Sedentary
