| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 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 scene or state of uproar and confusion |
| covert | (adj) hidden, disguised |
| debonair | (adj) pleasent, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearence |
| dun | (v) to demand insistantly, especially in payment of debt (n) a creditor |
| dun | (adj) dark, dull, drab, dingy |
| efficacious | (adj) effective, producing results |
| equanimity | (n) calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
| fortuitous | (adj) accidental, occuring 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 condemnation; abusive language (adj) abusive |
| 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; irratating, annoying |
| recondite | (adj) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
| reprobate | (n) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel (adj) wicekd, 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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