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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 or 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 party, 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 |