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unit 10 vocab f
Question | Answer |
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accrue | to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result |
annotation | a critical or explanatory note or comment; especially for a literary work |
bedlam | a state or scene or uproar and confusion |
Covert | Hidden, disguised, purposefully kept a secret sheltered |
Debonair | Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth & polished in manner & appearance |
Dun | To demand insistently especially in payment of a debt. (n) a creditor. Dark, dull, drab, dingy |
Efficacious | Effective, producing results |
Equanimity | Calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
Fortuitous | Accidental, occurring by a happy chance, lucky |
Gist | Essential part, main pt |
Gratuitous | Freely given, not called for by circumstance, unwarranted |
Imperious | Overbearing, arrogant, seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
Invective | A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language. Abusive, vituperative, swear words, foul language. |
Motley | Showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors. (n)A jester's costume; a jester |
Munificent | Extremely generous, lavish |
Procrastinate | Delay, to put off till later |
Provocative | Tending to produce strong feeling or response |
Recondite | Exceeding ordinary knowledge & understanding |
Reprobate | A depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v) to disapprove of, condemn |
Sedentary | Characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in 1 place. |