Vocabulary Unit 10

Vocabulary Unit 10 Level F Introduction to Words & Definitions

Accrue • V. to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result Syn: Collect, accumulate, proceed from Ant: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen

Annotation • N. a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work • NO Syn or Ant.

Bedlam • N. a state or scene of uproar and confusion • Syn: Commotion, Pandemonium, chaos, anarchy • Ant: Peace and quiet, order, tranquility

Covert • Adj. hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; • N. a sheltered place, a hiding place • Syn: (adj.) Undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa • Ant: Open, overt, undisguised

Debonair • Adj. pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance, • Syn: Carefree, Jaunty, gracious, urbane • Ant: Distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

Dun • V. to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; • N. a creditor; • Adj. dark, dull, drab, dingy Syn: (v) hound, harass, nag

Efficacious • Adj. effective, producing results Syn: Effectual, efficient, potent, powerful Ant: Ineffective, worthless, useless

Equanimity • N. calmness, composure, refusal to panic • Syn: Tranquility, imperturbility • Ant: Excitability, flappability, agitation

Fortuitous • Adj. accidental, occurring by a happy chance • Syn: Unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky • Ant: intentional, deliberate, premediated

Gist • N. the essential part, main point, or essence • Syn: Substance, Core, nucleus,

Gratuitous • Adj. freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted • Syn: Voluntary, unjustified, • Ant: Justified, warranted

Imperious • Adj. overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling • Syn: Domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative • Ant: Fawning,, obsequious, humble, unassuming

Invective • N. a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; • Adj. abusive, vituperative • Syn: Vituperation, abuse, phillipic • Ant: Tribute, panegyric, encomium

Motley • Adj. showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; N. a jester’s costume; a jester • Syn: (ADJ) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse, N(fool) • Ant: (ADJ_) homogeneous, monochromatic

Munificent • Adj. extremely generous, lavish • Syn: Bounteous, Liberal, • Ant: Miserly, Parsimonious

Procrastinate • V. to delay, put off until later • Syn: Stall, temporize, dillydally

Provocative • Adj. tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying • Syn: Stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling. • Ant. Dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating

Recondite • Adj. exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding • Syn: Arcane, abstruse, • Ant: simple, uncomplicated

Reprobate • N. a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; • Adj. Wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; • V. to disapprove of, condemn • Syn: (n) scoundrel, blackguard (adj) immoral, corrupt • Ant: (n) saint, (adj) upright, virtuous, moral

Sedentary • Adj. characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place • Syn: Static, stationary, • Ant: Active, peripatic

Vocabulary Unit 10