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Vocab Unit 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accrue (verb) | to grow or accumulate; to happen as a natural result |
| Annotation (noun) | a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary |
| Bedlam (noun) | a state sense of uproar or confusion |
| Covert (adj) | hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered; secluded |
| Covert (noun) | a sheltered place, a hiding place |
| Debonair (adj) | pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
| Dun (verb) | to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt |
| Dun (noun) | a creditor |
| Dun (adj) | dark, dull, drab, dingy |
| Efficacious (adj) | effective, producing results |
| Equanimity (noun) | calmness, composure, refusal to panic |
| Fortuitous (adj) | accidental, occurring by a happy chance |
| Gist (noun) | 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 (noun) | a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language |
| Invective (adj) | abusive, vitupetative |
| Motley (adj) | showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors |
| Motley (noun) | a jester's costume; a jester |
| Munificent (adj) | extremely generous, lavish |
| Procrastinate (verb) | to delay, put off until later |
| Provacative (adj) | |
| Recondite (adj) | exceeding ordinary knowledge and understnanding |
| Reprobate (verb) | to disapprove of, condemn |
| Reprobate (noun) | a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scroundel |
| Reprobate (adj) | corrupt or unprincipled |
| Sedentary (adj) | characterized by or calling for continual sitting; remaining in one place |