Unit 10 Vocabulary Workbook

Question 1

accrue

Answer 1

to grow or accumulate over time

Question 2

annotation

Answer 2

a critical or explanatory note

Question 3

bedlam

Answer 3

a state or scene of uproar and confusion

Question 4

covert

Answer 4

hidden, disguised

Question 5

debonair

Answer 5

pleasant, courteous, lighthearted

Question 6

dun

Answer 6

to demand insistently; a creditor; dark, dull

Question 7

efficacious

Answer 7

effective, producing results

Question 8

equanimity

Answer 8

calmness, composure

Question 9

fortutitous

Answer 9

accidental, occurring by a happy chance

Question 10

gist

Answer 10

the essential part, pain point

Question 11

gratuitous

Answer 11

freely given; not called for by circumstances

Question 12

imperious

Answer 12

overbearing, arrogant

Question 13

invective

Answer 13

a strong denunciation or condemnation

Question 14

motley

Answer 14

showing great variety

Question 15

munificent

Answer 15

extremely generous, lavish

Question 16

procrastinate

Answer 16

to delay, put off until later

Question 17

provocative

Answer 17

TENDING TO PRODUCE A STRONG FEELING OR RESPONSE; AROUSING DESIRE OR APPETITE

Question 18

RECONDITE

Answer 18

EXCEEDING ORDINARY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Question 19

reprobate

Answer 19

a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person

Question 20

sedentary

Answer 20

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