Unit 10

Question 0

Annotation

Answer 0

A critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

Question 1

Accrue

Answer 1

To grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

Question 2

Bedlam

Answer 2

A state or scene of uproar and confusion

Question 3

Covert

Answer 3

Hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded

Question 4

Debonair

Answer 4

Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner or appearance

Question 5

Dun

Answer 5

To demand insistently, especially in payment of debt

Question 6

Efficacious

Answer 6

Effective, producing results

Question 7

Equanimity

Answer 7

Calmness, composure, refusal to panic

Question 8

Fortuitous

Answer 8

Accidental, occurring by a happy chance

Question 9

Gist

Answer 9

The essential point

Question 10

Gratuitous

Answer 10

Freely given; not called for by circumstances

Question 11

Imperious

Answer 11

Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate

Question 12

Invective

Answer 12

Abusive language

Question 13

Motley

Answer 13

Showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors

Question 14

Munificent

Answer 14

Extremely generous, lavish

Question 15

Procrastinate

Answer 15

To delay, put off until later

Question 16

Provocative

Answer 16

Tending to produce a strong feeling or response;

Question 17

Recondite

Answer 17

Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

Question 18

Reprobate

Answer 18

A depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel

Question 19

Sedentary

Answer 19

Characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place