#2 Vocab Flashcards
(20 cards)
Accrue verb
(of sums of money or benefits) be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time
Annotation noun
a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text
Bedlam noun
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion
Covert adj
concealed
Debonair adj
courteous
Dun verb
to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt
Efficacious adj
capable of having the desired result or effect
Equanimity noun
composure
Fortuitous adj
happening or produced by chance
Gist noun
the main or essential part of a matter
Gratuitous adj
given, done, bestowed
Imperious adj
domineering in a haughty manner
Invective noun
vehement or violent denunciation
Motley adj
exhibiting great diversity of elements
Munificent adj
extremely liberal in giving
Procrastinative verb
to defer action
Provocative adj
inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing
Recondite adj
dealing with very profound
Reprobate noun
a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person
Sedentary adj
characterized by or requiring a sitting posture
