Benefield- Vocab Unit 10
Terms
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- 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, occuring by a happy chance
- gist
- (n.) the essential part, main point, or essence
- gratuitous
- (adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranteed
- imperious
- (adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
- invective
- (n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative
- motley
- (adj.) showing great variey; composed of differney elements or many colors; (n.) a jester's costume; a jester
- munificent
- (adj.) extremely generous, lavish
- procrastinate
- (v.) to delay, to 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.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place