Vocabulary Workshop Unit 10
Terms
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- accrue
- (v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
- annotation
- (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
- bedlam
- (n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion
- covert
- (adj.) hidden, disguised, a purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place
- debonair
- pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
- dun
- (v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) a creditor; (adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy
- efficacious
- (adj.) effective, producing results
- equanimity
- (n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic
- fortuitous
- accidental, by chance
- gist
- (n.) the essential part, main point, or essence
- gratuitous
- (adj.) freely given, not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
- imperious
- (adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
- invective
- (n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative
- motley
- (adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) a jester's costume; a jester
- munificent
- extremely generous, lavish
- procrastinate
- (v) to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off
- provocative
- (adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying
- recondite
- exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
- reprobate
- (n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn
- sedentary
- characterized by or calling for continued stitting; remaining in one place
- accrue
- syn. collect, accumulate, proceed from;
- bedlam
- syn. commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
- covert
- syn. undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa;
- debonair
- syn. carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane;
- dun
- syn. hound, pester, harass, nag
- efficacious
- syn. effectual, efficient, potent, powerful;
- equanimity
- syn. tranquility, imperturability;
- fortuitous
- syn. unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky;
- gist
- syn. substance, core, nucleus
- gratuitous
- syn. voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for;
- imperious
- syn. domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative;
- invective
- syn. vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic;
- motley
- syn. variegated, heterogeneous, diverse, fool;
- munificent
- syn. bounteous, liberal;
- procrastinate
- syn. stall, temporize, dillydally
- provocative
- syn. stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling;
- recondite
- syn. esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse;
- reprobate
- syn. scoundrel, blackgaurd, immoral, corrupt;
- sedentary
- syn. seated, stationary, static;
- accrue
- ant. dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen
- bedlam
- ant. peace and quiet, order, tranquility
- covert
- ant. open, overt, undiguised
- debonair
- ant. distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish
- efficacious
- ant. ineffective, worthless, useless
- equanimity
- ant. excitability, flappability, agitation
- fortuitous
- ant. intentional deliberate, premeditated
- gratuitous
- ant. justified, warranted
- imperious
- ant. fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming
- invective
- ant. tribute, panegyric, encomium
- motley
- ant. uniform, homogenous, monochromatic
- munificent
- ant. stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious
- provocative
- ant. dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating
- recondite
- ant. simple, uncomplicated
- reprobate
- ant. saint, upright, virtuous, moral
- sedentary
- ant. active, peripatetic, migratory
- fortuitous
- Since I was running late to catch the bus, it was _____ for me that the bus was running late too!
- accrue
- By leaving her childhood savings in the bank, Maria was able to _____ over two times the original amount of money!
- gratuitous
- The _____ lunch tasted even better because it was free!
- imperious
- The _____ principal ran the school like a dictator's regime.
- annotation
- The _____ my professor wrote on the margin of my paper explained why she disagreed with my argument.
- gist
- I was able to catch the _____ of the story, although I couldn't hear all the details in the crowded, noisy room.
- invective
- The _____ the husband yelled at his wife gave her reason to walk out with the kids.
- equanimity
- Due to the policeman's _____, no one panicked when the elevator got stuck between floors.
- motley
- The _____ gang of dogs was made up of many different breeds.
- bedlam
- When the teacher left the room, the seventh graders quickly created _____, which was loud and crazy and out of control!
- sedentary
- A _____ lifestyle of little activity has been proven to be bad for keeping one's body healthy.
- efficacious
- The pain medicine the doctor prescribed was _____ in relieving my pain.
- covert
- The _____ operation was so secretive that the people involved hardly knew what was going on!
- procrastinate
- It's really easy to _____ on doing homework for Monday when it's a sunny and warm weekend.
- reprobate
- Some people consider those who do not go to church to be _____ and beyond hope.
- recondite
- For me, the _____ material in my philosophy class is too hard to understand and makes my brain hurt!
- provocative
- The _____ dress I wore on our date was "eye candy" for my fiance.
- munificent
- The _____ family often gave to their friends and their church, sharing all the wealth they had earned.
- debonair
- My _____ prom date showed up in a fashionable tux with flowers in his hand and opened every door for me all night.
- dun
- Even though I only borrowed $5 from my little brother, he would _____ me every day to pay him back.