Unit 10

Question 1

to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

Answer 1

accrue

Question 2

proceed from syn for

Answer 2

accrue

Question 3

a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

Answer 3

annotation

Question 4

a state or scene of uproar and confusion

Answer 4

bedlam

Question 5

covert accented syllable

Answer 5

ko

Question 6

hidden, disguised, purposely kept secret; sheltered, secluded

Answer 6

covert

Question 7

sub-rosa syn for

Answer 7

covert

Question 8

a sheltered place, a hiding place

Answer 8

covert

Question 9

pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

Answer 9

debonair

Question 10

debonair accented syllable

Answer 10

nair

Question 11

carefree, jaunty syn for

Answer 11

debonair

Question 12

distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish ant for

Answer 12

debonair

Question 13

to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt

Answer 13

dun

Question 14

a creditor

Answer 14

dun

Question 15

dark, dull, drab, dingy

Answer 15

dun

Question 16

effective, producing results

Answer 16

efficacious

Question 17

calmness, composure, refusal to panic

Answer 17

equanimity

Question 18

flappability ant for

Answer 18

equanimity

Question 19

accidental, occurring by a happy chance

Answer 19

fortuitous

Question 20

premeditated ant for

Answer 20

fortuitous

Question 21

the essential part, main point, or essence

Answer 21

gist

Question 22

freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

Answer 22

gratuitous

Question 23

voluntary, unjustified syn for

Answer 23

gratuitous

Question 24

overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

Answer 24

imperious

Question 25

urgent syn for

Answer 25

imperious

Question 26

fawning, obsequious ant for

Answer 26

imperious

Question 27

a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language

Answer 27

invective

Question 28

vituperation, philippic syn for

Answer 28

invective

Question 29

abusive, vituperative

Answer 29

invective

Question 30

showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors

Answer 30

motley

Question 31

a jester's costume; a jester

Answer 31

motley

Question 32

motley part of speech

Answer 32

adj, noun

Question 33

extremely generous, lavish

Answer 33

munificent

Question 34

to delay, put off until later

Answer 34

procrastinate

Question 35

temporize syn for

Answer 35

procrastinate

Question 36

tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying

Answer 36

provocative

Question 37

vexing, galling syn for

Answer 37

provocative

Question 38

exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

Answer 38

recondite

Question 39

recondite accented syllable

Answer 39

rek

Question 40

arcane, abstruse syn for

Answer 40

recondite

Question 41

a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel

Answer 41

reprobate

Question 42

reprobate accented syllabe

Answer 42

rep

Question 43

blackguard syn for

Answer 43

reprobate

Question 44

corrupt or unprincipled

Answer 44

reprobate

Question 45

to disapprove of, condemn

Answer 45

reprobate

Question 46

reprobate part of speech

Answer 46

noun, adjective, verb

Question 47

characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

Answer 47

sedentary

Question 48

peripatetic ant for

Answer 48

sedentary