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Week Ten
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accrue (verb) | To grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result |
| Annotation (noun) | A critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work |
| Bedlam (noun) | A state or scene of uproar and confusion, commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy |
| Covert (adjective or noun) | Adjective: Hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret, sheltered, secluded Noun: A sheltered place, a hiding place |
| Debonair (adjective) | Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance |
| Dun (verb, noun, or adjective) | Verb: To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt Noun: A creditor Adjective: Dark, dull, drab, dingy |
| Efficacious (adjective) | Effective, producing results, efficient, potent, powerful |
| Equanimity (noun) | Calmness, composure, refusal to panic, tranquility, imperturbability |
| Fortuitous (adjective) | Accidental, occurring by a happy chance, unintentional, unplanned |
| Gist (noun) | The essential part, main point, or essence, substance, core, nucleus |
| Gratuitous (adjective) | Freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted, voluntary, unjustified |
| Imperious (adjective) | Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling |
| Invective (noun or adjective) | Noun: A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language Adjective: Abusive, Vituperative |
| Motley (adjective or noun) | Adjective: Showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors Noun: A jester's costume; a jester, fool |
| Munificent (adjective) | Extremely generous, lavish, bounteous |
| Procrastinate (verb) | To delay, put off until later, stall, "dillydally" |
| Provocative (adjective) | Tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite, irritating, annoying |
| Recondite (adjective) | Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding, profound, abstruse |
| Reprobate (adjective, noun or verb) | Adjective: Wicked, corrupt, unprincipled Noun: A person who is undisciplined, vicious, depraved; a scoundrel Verb: To disapprove of, condemn |
| Sedentary (adjective) | Characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place, seated, stationary |
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