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VocabLevelFCh10
Question | Answer |
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accrue | (v) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result |
annotation | (n) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
bedlam | (n) a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
covert | (adj) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded (n) a sheltered place, a hiding place |
debonair | (adj) pleasant, couteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
dun | (v) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt (n) a creditor (adj) dark, dull, drab, dingy |
efficacious | (adj) effective, producing results |
equanimity | (n) calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
fortuitous | (adj) accidental, occurring by a happy chance |
gist | (n) the essential part, main point, or essence |
gratuitous | (adj) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarrented |
imperious | (adj) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
invective | (n) a strong denunciation or dondemnation; abusive language (adj) abusive, vituperative |
motley | (adj) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors (n) a jester's costume; a jester |
munificient | (adj) extremely generous, lavish |
procrastinate | (v) to delay, put off until later |
provocative | (adj) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying |
recondite | (adj) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
reprobate | (n) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel (adj) corrupt or unprincipled (v) to disapprove of, condemn |
sedentary | (adj) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place |