Week 2 Vocab Flashcards

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Accrue (verb)

A

To happen or result as a natural growth

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Annotation (noun)

A

The act of annotating

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Bedlam (noun)

A

Wild and uncontrollable uproar

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Covert (adjective)

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Concealed, secret, disguised

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Debonair (adjective)

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Courteous, Gracious

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Dun (verb)

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To make repeated and insisted demands

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7
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Efficacious (adjective)

A

Capable of having the desired result

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Equanimity (adjective)

A

Mental and Emotional stability

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Fortuitous (adjective)

A

Happening by chance

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Gist (noun)

A

Main or essential part

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Gratuitous (adjective)

A

Given, Done, Bestowed

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Imperious (adjective)

A

Domineering in a haughty manner

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13
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Invective (noun)

A

Censure

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14
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Motley (adjective & noun)

A

Great diversity of elements

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Munificent (adjective)

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Extremely liberal in giving

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Procrastinate (verb)

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To delay, or to hold off for a later time

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Provocative (adjective)

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Promiscuous, tend to bring up certain situations

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Recondite (adjective)

A

Little known; obscure

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Reprobate (adjective)

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To disapprove, condemn

20
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Sedentary (adjective)

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Requiring a sitting posture