Unit 10 and 9 Vocabulary Cards

Question 1

accrue

Answer 1

(v.) To grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result. Synonyms: collect, accumulate, proceed from. Antonyms: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen

Question 2

annotation

Answer 2

(n.) A critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work.

Question 3

bedlam

Answer 3

(n.) A state or scene of uproar and confusion. Synonyms: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy. Antonyms: peace and quiet, order, tranquility

Question 4

covert

Answer 4

(adj.) Hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded. Synonyms: undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa. Antonyms: open, overt, undisguised

Question 5

debonair

Answer 5

(adj.) Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance. Synonyms: carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane. Antonyms: distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

Question 6

dun

Answer 6

(v.) To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) A creditor; (adj.) Dark, dull, drab, dingy. Synonyms: hound, pester, harass, nag.

Question 7

efficacious

Answer 7

(adj.) Effective, producing results. Synonyms: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful. Antonyms: ineffective, worthless, useless

Question 8

equanimity

Answer 8

(n.) Calmness, composure, refusal to panic. Synonyms: tranquility, imperturbability. Antonyms: excitability, flappability, agitation

Question 9

fortuitous

Answer 9

(adj.) Accidental, occurring by a happy chance. Synonyms: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky. Antonyms: intentional, deliberate, premeditated

Question 10

gist

Answer 10

(n.) The essential part, main point, or essence. Synonyms: substance, core, nucleus

Question 11

gratuitous

Answer 11

(adj.) Freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted. Synonyms: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for. Antonyms: justified, warranted

Question 12

imperious

Answer 12

(adj.) Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling. Synonyms: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative. Antonyms: fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

Question 13

invective

Answer 13

(n.) A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language. Synonyms: vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic. Antonyms: tribute, panegyric, encomium

Question 14

motley

Answer 14

(adj.) Showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) A jester’s costume; a jester. Synonyms: variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; fool. Antonyms: uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic

Question 15

munificent

Answer 15

(adj.) Extremely generous, lavish. Synonyms: bounteous, liberal. Antonyms: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious

Question 16

procrastinate

Answer 16

(v.) To delay, put off until later. Synonyms: stall, temporize, dillydally.

Question 17

provocative

Answer 17

(adj.) Tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying. Synonyms: stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling. Antonyms: dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating

Question 18

recondite

Answer 18

(adj.) Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding. Synonyms: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse. Antonyms: simple, uncomplicated

Question 19

reprobate

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(n.) A depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (v.) To disapprove of, condemn. Synonyms: scoundrel, blackguard; immoral, corrupt. Antonyms: saint; upright, virtuous, moral

Question 20

sedentary

Answer 20

(adj.) Characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place. Synonyms: seated, stationary, static. Antonyms: active, peripatetic, migratory

Question 21

abate

Answer 21

(v.) To make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit. Synonyms: diminish, decrease, subside, let up. Antonyms: intensify, increase, magnify, wax

Question 22

adulation

Answer 22

(n.) Praise or flattery that is excessive. Synonyms: adoration, idolization, hero-worship. Antonyms: ridicule, derision, odium

Question 23

anathema

Answer 23

(n.) An object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation. Synonyms: abomination, imprecation, malediction. Antonyms: benediction, blessing

Question 24

astute

Answer 24

(adj.) Shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom. Synonyms: shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily. Antonyms: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb

Question 25

avarice

Answer 25

(n.) A greedy desire, particularly for wealth. Synonyms: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness.

Question 26

culpable

Answer 26

(adj.) Deserving blame, worthy of condemnation. Synonyms: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy. Antonyms: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious

Question 27

dilatory

Answer 27

(adj.) Tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone. Synonyms: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard. Antonyms: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious

Question 28

egregious

Answer 28

(adj.) Conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense). Synonyms: glaring, flagrant, blatant. Antonyms: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling

Question 29

equivocate

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(v.) To speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous. Synonyms: to speak out of both sides of one’s mouth, palter, hedge. Antonyms: to speak one’s mind plainly

Question 30

evanescent

Answer 30

(adj.) Vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy. Synonyms: ephemeral, transient, transitory. Antonyms: everlasting, immortal, imperishable

Question 31

irresolute

Answer 31

(adj.) Unable to make up one’s mind; hesitating. Synonyms: indecisive, vacillating, wavering. Antonyms: determined, decisive, unwavering

Question 32

nebulous

Answer 32

(adj.) Cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct. Synonyms: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque, indeterminate. Antonyms: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused

Question 33

novice

Answer 33

(n.) One who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally). Synonyms: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice. Antonyms: veteran, past master, pro, expert

Question 34

penury

Answer 34

(n.) Extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency. Synonyms: destitution, want, indigence. Antonyms: affluence, luxury

Question 35

pretentious

Answer 35

(adj.) Done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one’s skill or abilities, ambitious. Synonyms: inflated, ostentatious. Antonyms: unaffected, modest

Question 36

recapitulate

Answer 36

(v.) To review a series of facts; to sum up. Synonyms: review, summarize, sum up, go over.

Question 37

resuscitate

Answer 37

(v.) To revive, bring back to consciousness or existence. Synonyms: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate.

Question 38

slovenly

Answer 38

(adj.) Untidy, dirty, careless. Synonyms: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax. Antonyms: neat, meticulous

Question 39

supposition

Answer 39

(n.) Something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence. Synonyms: assumption, presumption, hypothesis.

Question 40

torpid

Answer 40

(adj.) Inactive, sluggish, dull. Synonyms: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid. Antonyms: energetic, vigorous