Quizlet Sadlier-Oxford Vocab F Unit 10

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