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Enhance your vocabulary with insights from Unit 10. This unit covers various intriguing words, from "accrue" and "bedlam" to "munificent" and "sedentary." Learn synonyms and antonyms, explore the contexts in which these words thrive, and improve your communication skills. Engage with definitions that reveal the essence of each word, alongside examples that showcase their usage. Whether for literary analysis or everyday conversation, mastering these terms will broaden your linguistic repertoire. Join us for quizzes and discussions to reinforce learning!
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(v.) to grow or accumulate over time To happen as a natural result Synonyms: collect, accumulate, proceed from Antonyms: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen Accrue
(n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work Annotation
(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion Synonyms: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy Antonyms: peace and quiet, order, tranquility Bedlam
(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 Covert
(adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted Smooth and polished in manner and appearance Synonyms: carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane Antonyms: distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish Debonair
(v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt (n.) a creditor (adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy Synonyms: (v.) hound, pester, harass, nag Dun
(adj.) effective, producing results Synonyms: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful Antonyms: ineffective, worthless, useless Efficacious
(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic Synonyms: tranquility, imperturbability Antonyms: excitability, flappability, agitation Equanimity
(adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance Synonyms: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky Antonyms: intentional, deliberate, premeditated Fortuitous
(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence Synonyms: substance, core, nucleus Gist
(adj.) freely given Not called for by circumstances, unwarranted Synonyms: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for Antonyms: justified, warranted Gratuitous
(adj.) overbearing, arrogant Seeking to dominate Pressing, compelling Synonyms: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative Antonyms: fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming Imperious
(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation Abusive language (adj.) abusive, vituperative Synonyms: (n.) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic Antonyms: (n.) tribute, panegyric, encomium Invective
(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 Motley
(adj.) extremely generous, lavish Synonyms: bounteous, liberal Antonyms: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious Munificent
(v.) to delay, put off until later Synonyms: stall, temporize, dillydally Procrastinate
(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 Provocative
(adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding Synonyms: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse Antonyms: simple, uncomplicated Recondite
(n.) a 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 Reprobate
(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting Remaining in one place Synonyms: seated, stationary, static Antonyms: active, peripatetic, migratory Sedentary
