1. Vocabulary
Level F Unit 10

2. accrue (verb) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen
as a natural result
SYN: collect,
accumulate,
proceed from
ANT: dwindle,
decrease,
diminish, lessen

3. annotation (noun) a critical or explanatory note or comment,
especially for
a literary work

4. bedlam (noun) a state or scene of uproar and confusion SYN: commotion,
pandemonium,
chaos, anarchy
ANT: peace and
quiet, order,
tranquility

5. covert (adjective) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret;
sheltered, secluded;
(noun) a sheltered
place, a hiding place
SYN: undercover,
clandestine, sub-rosa
ANT: open, overt,
undisguised

6. debonair (adjective) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and
polished in
manner and
appearance
SYN: carefree,
jaunty, gracious,
suave, urbane
ANT: distraught,
agitated, boorish,
churlish

7. dun (verb) to demand insistently; especially in payment of a
debt; (noun) a
creditor;
(adjective) dark,
dull, drab, dingy
SYN: hound,
pester, harass,
nag

8. efficacious (adjective) effective, producing results SYN: effectual,
efficient, potent,
powerful
ANT: ineffective,
worthless, useless

9. equanimity (noun) calmness, composure, refusal to panic
SYN: tranquility,
imperturbability
ANT: excitability,
flappability,
agitation

10. fortuitous (adjective) accidental, occurring by a happy chance
SYN: unintentional,
unplanned,
random, lucky
ANT: intentional,
deliberate,
premeditated

11. gist (noun) the essential part, main point, or essence SYN: substance,
core, nucleus
MAIN IDEA

12. gratuitous (adjective) freely given; not called for by circumstances,
unwarranted
SYN: voluntary,
unjustified,
uncalled-for
ANT: justified,
warranted

13. imperious (adjective) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate;
pressing, compelling
SYN: domineering,
magisterial, urgent,
imperative
ANT: fawning,
obsequious, humble,
unassuming

14. invective (noun) a strong denunciation or condemnation;
abusive language;
(adjective) abusive,
vituperative
SYN: vituperation,
abuse, diatribe,
philippic
ANT: tribute,
panegyric,
encomium

15. motley (adjective) showing great variety; composed of different
elements or many
colors; (noun)a
jester’s costume; a
jester
SYN: variegated,
heterogeneous,
diverse; (noun) fool
ANT: uniform,
homogenous,
monochromatic

16. munificent (adjective) extremely generous, lavish SYN: bounteous,
liberal
ANT: stingy,
miserly,
tightfisted,
parsimonious

17. procrastinate (verb) to delay, put off until later SYN: stall,
temporize,
dillydally

18. provocative (adjective) tending to produce a strong
feeling or response;
arousing desire or
appetite; irritating,
annoying
SYN: stimulating,
arousing, vexing,
galling
ANT: dull, insipid,
bland, unstimulating

19. recondite (adjective) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
SYN: esoteric, arcane,
profound, abstruse
ANT: simple,
uncomplicated

20. reprobate (noun) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled
person, scoundrel;
(adjective) wicked,
corrupt, or unprincipled;
(verb) to disapprove of,
condemn
SYN: scoundrel,
blackguard; (adjective)
immoral, corrupt
ANT: (noun) saint;
(adjective) upright,
virtuous, moral

21. sedentary (adjective) characterized by or calling for
continued sitting;
remaining in one
place
SYN: seated,
stationary, static
ANT: active,
peripatetic,
migratory