Vocabulary Unit 10

Accrue

to increase

Annotation

a note or comment added to a document or book

Bedlam

a condition of chaos

Covert

hidden or secret

Debonair

confident and stylish

Dun

to persistently attempt to collect a debt

Efficacious

having the power to produce a desired effect

Equanimity

to stay calm, especially under stress; to maintain composure

Fortuitous

happening by accident or chance

Gist

the main idea or point

Gratuitous

uncalled for; unwarranted; unnecessary

Imperious

expecting one's orders to be followed

Invective

abusive language used to criticize

Motley

made up of strikingly different components

Munificent

very generous

Procrastinate

to put off until another time

Provocative

tending to provoke or stimulate

Recondite

not understood or known by many people

Reprobate

a wicked or evil person

Sedentary

not doing or involving a lot of physical activity

Abstinence

the act of not taking part in something

Antediluvian

greatly out of date

Inimical

not friendly; hostile

Plumage

extravagant dress