English III Honors Sadlier Book F Unit 10 Vocab

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

Bedlam (n.)

A state or scene of uproar and confusion

Syn: Commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy

Ant: Peace and quiet, order, tranquility

Covert (adj.) + (n.)

Hidden ,disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place

Syn: (adj.) Undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa

Ant: (adj.) Open, overt, undisguised

Debonair (adj.)

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

Syn: Carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane

Ant: Distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

Dun (v.) + (n.) + (adj.)

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

Syn: (v.) Hound, pester, 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, imperturbability

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, uncalled-for

Ant: Justified, warranted

Imperious (adj.)

Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

Syn: Domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
Ant: Fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

Invective (n.) + (adj.)

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

Syn: Vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic

Ant: Tribute, panegyric, encomium

Motley (adj.) + (n.)

(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.) Uniform, homogenous, monochromatic

Munificent (adj.)

Extremely generous, lavish

Syn: Bounteous, liberal

Ant: Stingy, miserly, tightfisted, 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: Esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse

Ant: Simple, uncomplicated

Reprobate (n.) + (adj.) + (v.)

(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: Seated, stationary, static

Ant: Active, peripatetic, migratory