Unit 10' Flashcards

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Annotation

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A note or comment of critique or explanation usually added to a text

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Antediluvian

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Very old fashioned or out of date

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Bedlam

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A scene of confusion and noisy disturbance

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Covert

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Hidden or kept secret on purpose

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Debonair

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Having courteous or polished manners or charm

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Dun

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To demand payment repeatedly
A person who demand payment
Dark or grayish brown in color

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Efficacious

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Effective or able to produce a desired effect

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Equanimity

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Calmness or composure especially under pressure

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance or by accident; lucky

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Gist

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The main idea or essence

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Accrue

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To increase or accumulate over time or natural growth

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Gratuitous

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Free or done without charge

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Imperious

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Overbearing or demanding or seeking to dominate

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Inimical

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Unfriendly or hostile

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Invective

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Abusive language or a strong insult

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Motley

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Composed of a great variety of elements

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Munificent

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Very giving or extremely generous

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Procrastinate

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To delay or put off until later

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Provocative

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SErving to excite or arouse by stimulating a strong feeling or desire

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Recondite

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Dealing with abstract or hard to understand information

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Reprobate

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Something or someone given to sin or wickedness

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Sedentary

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A lot of sitting or resting with very little exercise