Unit 10 Vocabulary

Question 1

Accrue

Answer 1

(v) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
S: collect, accumulate, proceed from
A: 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
S: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
A: peace and quiet, order, tranquility

Question 4

Covert

Answer 4

(adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded
(n) a sheltered place, a hiding place
S: undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
A: open, undisguised

Question 5

Debonair

Answer 5

(adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
S: carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane
A: 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, dingy
S: hound, pester, harass, nag

Question 7

Efficacious

Answer 7

(adj.) effective, producing results
S: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
A: ineffective, worthless, useless

Question 8

Equanimity

Answer 8

(n) calmness, composure refusal to panic
S: tranquility, imperturbability
A: excitability, flappability, agitation

Question 9

Fortuitous

Answer 9

(adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance
S: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
A: intentional, deliberate, premeditated

Question 10

Gist

Answer 10

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

S: substance, core, nucleus

Question 11

Gratuitous

Answer 11

(adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
S: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for
A: justified, warranted

Question 12

Imperious

Answer 12

(adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing compelling
S: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
A: fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

Question 13

Invective

Answer 13

(n) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language
(adj.) abusive, vituperative
S: vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
A: tribute, panegyrics, encomium

Question 14

Motley

Answer 14

(Adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors
(n) a jester’s costume; a jester
S: variegated, heterogeneous, diverse, fool
A: uniform, homogenous, monocharmatic

Question 15

Munificent

Answer 15

(Adj.) extremely generous, lavish
S: bounteous, liberal
A: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious

Question 16

Procrastinate

Answer 16

(v) to delay, put off until later

S: stall, temporize, dillydally

Question 17

Provoactive

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Recondite

Answer 18

(adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
S: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
A: simple, uncomplicated

Question 19

Reprobate

Answer 19

(n) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel
(adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled
(v) to disapprove of, concern
S: scoundrel, blackguard, immortal, corrupt
A: saint, upright, virtuous, moral

Question 20

Sedentary

Answer 20

(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
S: seated, stationary, static
A: active, peripatetic, migratory