Vocab 10 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Annotation
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Antediluvian
Very old fashioned or antiquated or out of date.
Bedlam
A scene of confusion and noisy disturbance
Covert
Hidden or kept secret on purpose covered. A hiding place
Debonair
Having courteous or polished manners or charm
Dun
To demand payment recede story. A person who demands payment. Dark or grayish brown in color
Efficacious
Effective or able to produce a desired effect
Equanimity
Calmness or so posture especially under pressure
Fortuitous
Happening by chance or by accident. Lucky
Gist
Main idea or essence
Gratuitous
Free or done without charge
Imperious
Overbearing or demanding or seeking to dominate
Inimical
Unfriendly or hostile
Invective
Abusive language or a string insult. Mean insulting or abusive.
Motley
Composed of a great variety of elements
Munificent
Very giving or extremely generous
Procrastinate
To delay or put off until later
Provocative
Serving to excite or arouse by stimulating a strong feeling or desire
Recondite
Dealing with abstract or hard to understand info
Reprobate
Something or someone given to sin or wickedness. Morally unprincipled wicked or sinful
Sedentary
A lot of sitting or resting with very little exercise
Accrue
To increase or cumulate over time or natural growth.