Unit 10 Flashcards
Annotation
A critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
Accrue
To grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
Synonyms: collect, accumulate, proceed from
Antonyms: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen
Bedlam
A state or scene of uproar and confusion
Synonyms: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
Antonyms: peace and quiet, order, tranquility
Covert
Hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; a sheltered place, a hiding place
Synonyms: undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
Antonyms: open, overt, undisguised
Debonair
Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
Synonyms: carefree, jaunty, gracious, sauve, urbane
Antonyms: distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish
Dun
To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; a creditor; dark, though, drab, dingy
Synonyms: hound, pester, harass, nag
Efficacious
Effective, producing results
Synonyms: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
Antonyms: ineffective, worthless, useless
Equanimity
Calmness, composure, refusal to panic
Synonyms: tranquility, imperturbability
Antonyms: excitability, flappability, agitation
Fortuitous
Accidental, occurring by a happy chance
Synonyms: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
Antonyms: intentional, deliberate, premeditated
Gist
The essential part, main point, or essence
Synonyms: substance, core, nucleus
Gratuitous
Freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
Synonyms: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled for
Antonyms: justified, warranted
Imperious
Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
Synonyms: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
Antonyms: funding, magisterial, humble, unassuming
Invective
A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; abusive, vituperative
Synonyms: vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
Antonyms: tribute, panegyric, encomium
Motley
Showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; a jesters costume; a jester
Synonyms: variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; fool
Antonyms: uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic
Munificent
Extremely generous, lavish
Synonyms: bounteous, liberal
Antonyms: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious
Procrastinate
To delay, put off until later
Synonyms: stall, temporize, dilly dally
Provocative
Sending to produce a strong feeling our response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying
Synonyms: stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
Antonyms: dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating
Recondite
Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
Synonyms: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
Antonyms: simple, uncomplicated
Reprobate
A depraved, vicious or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of, condemn
Synonyms: scoundrel, black card; immoral, corrupt
Antonyms: Saint; upright, virtuous, moral
Sedentary
Characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
Synonyms: seated, stationery, static
Antonyms: active, peripatetic, migratory
