Vocabulary Unit 10 A

We allowed the interest to __________________ on the account until it turned into a small fortune.

• covert

• accrue

exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

• recondite

• efficacious

Is this the same band that caused mob scenes and virtual ________________ on its first tour?

• recondite

• bedlam

We all want to ________________________ when a task is no fun, but some people make delaying a way of life.

• accrue

• procrastinate

Napoleon was an expert at making ___________________ preparations to attack unsuspecting opponents.

• covert

• munificent

extremely generous, lavish

• covert

• munificent

Not the most charming of senators, he nevertheless wielded the most _____________________ knowledge of statecraft.

• efficacious

• munificent

calmness, composure, refusal to panic

• bedlam

• equanimity

Though she had to leave the lecture early, several members of the audience asked _________________ questions, delaying her by an hour.

• gratuitous

• invective

A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language

• equanimity

• invective