Vocab Unit 10

Accure

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

Bedlam

(n) a state or scene of uproar and confusion

Covert

(adj) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded

(n) a sheltered place, a hiding place

Efficacious

(adj) effective, producing results

Equanimity

(n) calmness, composure, refusal to panic

Gratuitous

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

Invective

(n) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language

(adj) abusive, vituperative

Munificent

(adj) extremely generous, lavish

Procrastinate

(v) to delay, put off until later

Recondite

(adj) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

Annotation

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

Debonair

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

Dun

(v) to demand insistently, especially in payment in a debt

(n) a creditor

(adj) dark, dull, drab, dingy

Fortuitous

(adj) accidental, occurring by a happy chance

Gist

(n) the essential part, main point, or essence

Imperious

(adj) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

Motley

(adj) showing great variety; composed of different elements of many colors

(n) a jester’s costumes; a jester

Provocative

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

Reprobate

(n) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel

(adj) corrupt or unprincipled

(v) to disapprove of, condemn

Sedentary

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