Vocab 10 Flashcards

1
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To grow or accumulate over time

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Accrue

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2
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A critical or explanatory note or comment

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Annotation

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3
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A state or scene of uproar and confusion

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Bedlam

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4
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Hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret

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Covert

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5
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Pleasant, courteous , lighthearted

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Debonair

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6
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To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt

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Dun

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7
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Effective, producing results

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Efficacious

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8
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Calmness, composure, refusal to panic

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Equanimity

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9
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Accidental, occurring by a happy chance

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Fortuitous

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10
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The essential part, main point

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Gist

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11
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Freely given; not called for by circumstances

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Gratuitous

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12
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Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate

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Imperious

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13
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A strong denunciation or condemnation

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Invective

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14
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Showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors

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Motley

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15
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Extremely generous, lavish

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Munificent

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16
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To delay, put off until later

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Procrastinate

17
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Tending to produce a strong feeling or response

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Provocative

18
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Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

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Recondite

19
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A depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel

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Reprobate

20
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Characterized by or calling for continued sitting

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Sedentary