Vocab 10 Flashcards

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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 change

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Incimical

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Unfriendly or hostile

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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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Gist

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The main idea or essence.

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Recondite

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dealing with abstract or hard to understand information

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Munificent

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very giving or extremely generous

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Antediluvian

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very old-fashioned or antiquated or out-of-date

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Sedentary

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a lot of sitting or resting with very little exercise

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Invective

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abusive language or a strong result

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Equanimity

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calmness or composure especially under pressure

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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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Reprobate

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something or someone given to sin or wickedness

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Procrastinate

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to delay or put off until later

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Covert

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hidden or kept secret on purpose; covered

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Efficacious

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effective or able to produce a desired effect

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Imperious

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overbearing or demanding or seeking to dominate

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Motley

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composed of a great variety of elements

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Dun

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to demand payment repeatedly

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Debonair

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having courteous or polished manners or charm

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Bedlam

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a scene of confusion and noisy disturbance

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Fortuitous

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happening by chance or accident; lucky