Level F, Unit 10

accrue

(v.) To grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

*SYNONYMS:* collect, accumulate, proceed from
*ANTONYMS:* dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen

annotation

(n.) A critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

bedlam

(n.) A state or scene of uproar and confusion

*SYNONYMS:* commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
*ANTONYMS:* peace and quiet, order, tranquility

covert

(adj.) Hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded

*SYNONYMS:* (adj.)undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
*ANTONYMS:* (adj.) open, overt, undisguised

debonair

(adj.) Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

*SYNONYMS:* carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane
*ANTONYMS:* distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

dun

(v.) To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) A creditor; (adj.) Dark, dull, drab, dingy

*SYNONYMS:* hound, pester, harass, nag

efficacious

(adj.) Effective, producing results

*SYNONYMS:* effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
*ANTONYMS:* ineffective, worthless, useless

equanimity

(n.) Calmness, composure, refusal to panic

*SYNONYMS:* tranquility, imperturbability
*ANTONYMS:* excitability, flappability, agitation

fortuitous

(adj.) Accidental, occurring by a happy chance

*SYNONYMS:* unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
*ANTONYMS:* intentional, deliberate, premeditated

gist

(n.) The essential part, main point, or essence

*SYNONYMS:* substance, core, nucleus

gratuitous

(adj.) Freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

*SYNONYMS:* voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for
*ANTONYMS:* justified, warranted

imperious

(adj.) Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

*SYNONYMS:* domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
*ANTONYMS:* fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

invective

(n.) A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language

*SYNONYMS:* (n.) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
*ANTONYMS:* (n.) tribute, panegyric, encomium

motley

(adj.) Showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors
(n.) A jester's costume; a jester

*SYNONYMS:* (adj.) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; (n.) fool
*ANTONYMS:* (adj.) uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic

munificent

(adj.) Extremely generous, lavish

*SYNONYMS:* bounteous, liberal
*ANTONYMS:* stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious

procrastinate

(v.) To delay, put off until later

*SYNONYMS:* stall, temporize, dillydally

provocative

(adj.) Tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying

*SYNONYMS:* stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
*ANTONYMS:* dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating

recondite

(adj.) Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

*SYNONYMS:* esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
*ANTONYMS:*simple, uncomplicated

reprobate

(n.) A depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel
(v.) To disapprove of, condemn

*SYNONYMS:* (n.) scoundrel, blackguard; (adj.) immoral, corrupt
*ANTONYMS:* (n.) saint; (adj.) upright, virtuous, moral

sedentary

(adj.) Characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

*SYNONYMS:* seated, stationary, static
*ANTONYMS:* active, peripatetic, migratory