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unit 10 vocab tcc
definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 and 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 part, 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 |
| 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: continued sitting; remaining in one place |