week3

Question 1

accrue

Answer 1

accumulate or receive gradually increases or builds up over time.
ac- to ,towards

Question 2

annotation

Answer 2

a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram. to add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
an- to, towards

Question 3

bedlam

Answer 3

a scene of uproar and confusion.
or
an institution for the care of mentally ill people.

Question 4

covert

Answer 4

not openly acknowledged or displayed.
or
a thicket in which game can hide.
or
any of the feathers covering the bases of the main flight or tail feathers of a bird.

Question 5

debonair

Answer 5

confident, stylish, and charming

Question 6

dun

Answer 6

of a dull grayish-brown color.
or
dark or dusky.
or
a horse with a sandy or sandy-gray coat, black mane, tail, and lower legs, and a dark dorsal stripe.
or
a sub-adult mayfly, which has drab coloration and opaque wings.
or
make persistent demands on, especially for payment of a debt
or
a stone-built fortified settlement in Scotland or Ireland, of a kind built from the late Iron Age to the early Middle Ages. The word is a frequent place-name element in Scotland and Ireland.

Question 7

efficacious

Answer 7

successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective. marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
ef- thouroughly

Question 8

equanimity

Answer 8

mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.
equ- equal

Question 9

fortuitous

Answer 9

happening by accident or luck or chance rather than design.

Question 10

gist

Answer 10

the substance or essence of a speech or text.
or
the real point of an action.

Question 11

gratuitous

Answer 11

uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted.
or
given or done free of charge.
grat- pleasing or welcome

Question 12

imperious

Answer 12

assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

Question 13

invective

Answer 13

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.

Question 14

motley

Answer 14

incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate.
or
the particolored costume of a jester.

Question 15

munificent

Answer 15

larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.
or
generous

Question 16

procrastinate

Answer 16

delay or postpone action; put off doing something.

Question 17

provocative

Answer 17

causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately.
or
arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately.

Question 18

recondite

Answer 18

little known; abstruse.
or
areas of knowledge are those that are very difficult to understand and/or are not known by many people.

re- thorough

Question 19

reprobate

Answer 19

an unprincipled person 
or
predestined to damnation.
or
express or feel disapproval of.
or 
to have a bad character and behaves in an immoral or improper way.
re- back again

Question 20

sedentary

Answer 20

tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.
or
sitting; seated.