1. Vocabulary
Unit 10

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

3. efficacious
effective, producing results

4. motley
showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n) a jester’s costume; a jester

5. reprobate
a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj) sicked, corrupt, or unprincipled

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

7. debonair
pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

8. dun
to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; a creditor; (adjective) dark, dull, drab, dingy

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

10. fortuitous
accidental, occurring by a happy chance

11. equanimity
calmness, composure, refusal to panic

12. bedlam
a state or scene of uproar and confusion

13. imperious
overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

14. munificent
extremely generous, lavish

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

16. gratuitous
freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

17. (adj.) abusive, vituperative
invective
a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language;
(adj.) abusive, vituperative

18. recondite
exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

19. covert
hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; a sheltered place, a hiding place

20. gist
the essential part, main point, or essence

21. procrastinate
to delay, put off until later