vocab :) Flashcards

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Accrue

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To accumulate or receive over time.

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2
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Annotation

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A note or comment added to a text.

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3
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Bedlam

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confusion.

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4
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Covert

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Hidden or secret.

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5
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Debonair

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Charming and stylish.

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6
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Dun

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To demand payment repeatedly.

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7
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Efficacious

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Effective and successful.

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8
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Equanimity

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Calmness and composure.

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9
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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance, often lucky.

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10
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Gist

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The main point or essence.

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11
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Gratuitous

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Unnecessary or unwarranted.

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12
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Imperious

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Arrogantly domineering or commanding.

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13
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Invective

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Harsh, abusive language.

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14
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Motley

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Varied in appearance or character.

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15
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Munificent

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Very generous.

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16
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Procrastinate

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To delay or put off doing something.

17
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Provocative

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Causing a strong reaction or emotion.

18
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Recondite

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Little known or difficult to understand.

19
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Reprobate

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A morally unprincipled person.

20
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Sedentary

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Involving a lot of sitting; inactive.