Sadlier Level F - Unit 10

accrue

accrue

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> collect, accumulate, proceed from
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> 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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> peace and quiet, order, tranquility

covert

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (adj.)undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (adj.) open, overt, undisguised

debonair

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

dun

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> hound, pester, harass, nag

efficacious

(adj.) Effective, producing results

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> ineffective, worthless, useless

equanimity

(n.) Calmness, composure, refusal to panic

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> tranquility, imperturbability
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> excitability, flappability, agitation

fortuitous

(adj.) Accidental, occurring by a happy chance

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> intentional, deliberate, premeditated

gist

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> substance, core, nucleus

gratuitous

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> justified, warranted

imperious

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

invective

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (n.) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (n.) tribute, panegyric, encomium

motley

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (adj.) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; (n.) fool
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (adj.) uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic

munificent

(adj.) Extremely generous, lavish

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> bounteous, liberal
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious

procrastinate

(v.) To delay, put off until later

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> stall, temporize, dillydally

provocative

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating

recondite

(adj.) Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
<b>ANTONYMS:</b>simple, uncomplicated

reprobate

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> (n.) scoundrel, blackguard; (adj.) immoral, corrupt
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> (n.) saint; (adj.) upright, virtuous, moral

sedentary

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

<b>SYNONYMS:</b> seated, stationary, static
<b>ANTONYMS:</b> active, peripatetic, migratory