Unit 10
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 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, courteous, 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, unwarranted |
| imperious | (adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
| invective | (n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative |
| motley | (adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) a jester's costume; a jester |
| munificent | (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.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn |
| sedentary | (adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place |
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