Unit 10 Vocab

Question 1

Fortuitous

Answer 1

(adj.) accidental, happening by chance

Question 2

Covert

Answer 2

(adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded;

(n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place

Question 3

Bedlam

Answer 3

(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion

Question 4

Debonair

Answer 4

(adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished (in manners and appearance)

Question 5

Annotation

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Gist

Answer 6

(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence

Question 7

Efficacious

Answer 7

(adj.) effective, producing results

Question 8

Accrue

Answer 8

(v.) to grow or accumulate in the course of time; to happen as a natural result

Question 9

Dun

Answer 9

(v.) to demand insistently, especially payment of a debt;

(n.) a creditor;

(adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy, blackish

Question 10

Equanimity

Answer 10

(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic

Question 11

Antediluvian

Answer 11

(adj.) relating to or typical of ancient times; antiquated

Question 12

Provocative

Answer 12

(adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying;

(n.) something that provokes or stimulates

Question 13

Sedentary

Answer 13

(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

Question 14

Imperious

Answer 14

(adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

Question 15

Gratuitous

Answer 15

(adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

Question 16

Procrastinate

Answer 16

(v.) to delay, put off until later

Question 17

Recondite

Answer 17

(adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding, profound, abstruse

Question 18

Munificent

Answer 18

(adj.) extremely generous, lavish

Question 19

Inimical

Answer 19

(adj.) unfriendly, hostile; harmful, unfavorable

Question 20

Motley

Answer 20

(adj.) showing great diversity or variety; composed of different elements or many colors;

(n.) a multicolored woolen fabric; a jester’s costume; a jester; a mixture of odd elements

Question 21

Invective

Answer 21

(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language;

(adj.) abusive, vituperative

Question 22

Reprobate

Answer 22

(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel;

(adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled;

(v.) to disapprove of, condemn