| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 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 of uproar and confusion |
| covert | hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded;; a sheltered place, a hiding place |
| debonair | pleasant courteious, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
| dun | to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt;; a creditor;; dark, dull, drab, dingy |
| efficacious | effective, producing results |
| equanimity | calmess, composure, refusal to panic |
| fortuitous | accidental, occurring by a happy chance |
| gist | the essential part, main point, or essence |
| gratuitous | freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarrented |
| imperious | overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
| invective | a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language;; abusive vituperative |
| motley | showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; a jester's costume; a jester |
| munificent | extremely generous, lavish |
| procrastinate | to delay, put off until later |
| provocative | tending to produce a strong feeling or respone; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying |
| recondite | exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding |
| reprobate | a depraved, vicious, or unprinciples person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled;; to disapprove of, condemn |
| sedentary | characterized by or calling for continues sitting; remaining in once place |
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