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| Accrue | (v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result. Syn: collect, accumulate, proceed from. Ant: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen. Ex. We alowed the interest to ______ on the account until it turned into a small fortune. |
| Annotation | (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work. Ex. Laurence Stern's novel Tristram Shandy has almost as many ______ as lines of text. |
| Bedlam | (n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion. Syn: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy. Ant: peace and quiet, order, tranquility. Ex. Is this the same band that cuased mob scenes and virtual ______ on their first tour? |
| Covert | (adj.) hidden, disguised, puposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place. Syn: ( adj.) undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa. Ant: (adj.) open, overt, undisguised. Ex. Napoleon was an expert at making ______ preparations to attack unsuspecting opponents. |
| Debonair | (adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance. Syn: carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane. Ant: distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish. Ex. Quite a few ______ young men asked my cousin to dance. |
| Dun | (v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) a creditor; (adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy. Syn: (v.) hound, pester, harass, nag. Ex. Many of Charles Dickens' characters are ______ by creditors because of their large debts. |
| Efficacious | (adj.) effective, producing results. Syn: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful. Ant: ineffective, worthless, useless. Ex/ Not the most charming of senators, he nevertheless wielded the most ______ knowledge of statecraft. |
| Equanimity | (n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic. Syn: tranquility, imperturbability. Ant: excitability, flappability, agitation. Ex. Injustice always sent him into a rage, but he could endure misfortune with ______. |
| Fortuitous | (adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance. Syn: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky. Ant: intentional, deliberate, premeditated. Ex. Due to a ______ drop in oil prices, the shipping company showed healthy profits for the year. |
| Gist | (n.) the essential part, main point, or essence. Syn: substance, core, nucleus. Ex. Would the talented fellow who keeps the back row in stitches please repeate the ______ of what I said? |
| Gratuitous | (adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted. Syn: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for. Ant: justified, warranted. Ex. Though she had hoped to leave the lecture early, several members of the audience asked ______ questions, delaying her by an hour. |
| Imperious | (adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling. Syn: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative. Ant: fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming. Ex. The Wizard of Oz's ______ manner failed himn when he revealed himself as a fussy little man behind a curtain. |
| Invective | (n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative. Syn: (n.) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic. Ant: (n.) tribute, panegyric, encomium. Ex. It was his usual hail of ______, a sort of furious , harmless shower that left the air a bit cleaner. |
| Motley | (adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) a jester's costume; a jester. Syn: varigated. heterogeneous, diverse; (n.) fool. Ant: (adj.) uniform, homogenous, monochromatic. Ex. Tall and short, thick and thin, old and young, we share the family name but are a _____ bunch indeed. |
| Munificent | (adj.) extremely generous, lavish. Syn: bounteous, liberal. Ant: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious. Ex. Nothing the volunteers said could save the program until our anonymous friend dontated a ______ sum. |
| Procrastinate | (v.) to delay, put off until later. Syn: stall, temporize, dillydally. Ex. We all want to ______ when a task is no fun, but some people make delaying a way of life. |
| Provocative | (adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying. Syn: stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling. Ant: dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating. Ex. The ideas discussed in the film were so ______ that I thought about them long after I left the theater. |
| Recondite | (adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding. Syn: esoteric, arcance, profound, abstruse. Ant: simple, uncomplicated. Ex. The theories of relatively can sen ______, even for people who are well versed in the sciences. |
| Reprobate | (n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; 9v.) to disapprove of , condemn. Syn: (n.) scoundrel, blackguard; (adj.) immoral, corrupt. Ant: (n.) saint; (adj.) upright, virtuous, moral. Ex. ______ are usually more charming, funny, or thrilling in fiction that they are in life. |
| Sedentary | (adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place. Syn: seated, stationary, static. Ant: active, peripatetic, migratory. Ex. She exchanged her ______ job for a position as a swimming instructor. |
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