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Expanding Your Vocabulary: Unit 10 Words and Their Meanings

Explore Unit 10 vocabulary words to enhance your lexicon and improve your communication skills. This unit introduces key terms such as *accrue*, *bedlam*, and *efficacious*, along with their synonyms and antonyms, allowing you to understand their meanings in context. Delve into words like *equanimity* and *fortuitous*, which illustrate important concepts, while *debonair* and *invective* highlight diverse qualities. Use these terms to articulate thoughts more effectively and engage in discussions with clarity.

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Expanding Your Vocabulary: Unit 10 Words and Their Meanings

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  1. Am. Lit. Vocabulary Level F, Unit 10

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

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

  4. bedlam (n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion Synonyms: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy Antonyms: peace and quiet, order, tanquility

  5. covert (adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place Synonyms: (adj.) undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa Antonyms: (adj.) open, overt, undisguised

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

  7. dun (v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) a creditor; (adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy Synonyms: (v.) hound, pester, harass, nag

  8. efficacious (adj.) effective, producing results Synonyms: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful Antonyms: ineffective, worthless, useless

  9. equanimity (n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic Synonyms: tranquility, imperturbability Antonyms: excitability, flappability, agitation

  10. fortuitous (adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance Synonyms: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky Antonyms: intentional, deliberate, premeditated

  11. gist (n.) the essential part, main point, or essence Synonyms: substance, core, nucleus

  12. gratuitous (adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted Synonyms: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for Antonyms: justified, warranted

  13. imperious (adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling Synonyms: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative Antonyms: fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

  14. invective (n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative Synonyms: (n.) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic Antonyms: (n.) tribute, panegyric, encomium

  15. motley (adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) a jester’s costume; a jester Synonyms: (adj.) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; (n.) fool Antonyms: (adj.) uniform, homogenous, monochromatic

  16. munificent (adj.) extremely generous, lavish Synonyms: bounteous, liberal Antonyms: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious

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

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

  19. recondite (adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding Synonyms: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse Antonyms: simple, uncomplicated

  20. reprobate (n.) depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn Synonyms: (n.) scoundrel, blackguard; (adj.) immoral, corrupt Antonyms: (n.) saint; (adj.) upright, virtuous, moral

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

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