sadlier level f unit 10

accrue

accrue

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

s: collect, accumulate, proceed from

annotation

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

bedlam

n. state or scene of uproar and confusion

s: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy

a: order, tranquility

covert

adj. hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; n. a sheltered place a hiding place

s: undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa

a: open, overt, undisguised

debonair

adj. pleasant, courteous, clandestine, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

s: carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane

a: distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

dun

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

s: hound, pester, harass, nag

efficacious

adj. effective, producing results

s: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful

a: ineffective, worthless, useless

equanimity

n. calmness, composure, refusal to panic

s: tranquility, imperturbability

a: excitability, flappability, agitation

fortuitous

adj. accidental, occurring by a happy chance

s: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky

a: intentional, deliberate, premeditated

gist

n. the essential part, main point, or essence

s: substance, core, nucleus

gratuitous

adj. freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

s: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for

a: justified, warranted

imperious

adj. overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

s: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative

a: fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

invective

n. a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; adj. abusive, vituperative

s: vituperation, abuse, diatribe, phillippic

a: tribute, panegyric, encomium

motley

adj. showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; n. a jester's costume; a jester

s: variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; fool

a: uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic

munificent

adj. extremely generous, lavish

s: bounteous, liveral

a: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious

procrastinate

v. delay, put off until later

s: stall temporize, dillydally

provocative

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

s: stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling

a: dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating

recondite

adj. exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

s: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse

a: simple, uncomplicated

reprobate

n. a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; adj. wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; v. to disapprove of condemn.

s: scoundrel, blackguard, immoral, corrupt

a: saint, upright, virtuous, moral

sedentary

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

s: seated, stationary, static

a: active, peripatetic, migratory