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Sadlier Oxford Level F Lesson 10
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11th Grade
08/21/2010

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dun
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to demand insistently (especially payment); a creditor; dark, dull, drab
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debonair
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pleasant, courteous, smooth and polished in manner; suave, urbane
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covert
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hidden; sheltered; a sheltered or hidden place
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bedlam
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a state or scene of uproar or confusion; chaos; pandemonium
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annotation
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a critical or explanatory note or comment especially for a literary work
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accrue
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to gro ow accumulate over time; collect; accumulate
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invective
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a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive
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imperious
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overbearing; arrogant; seeking to dominate; compelling; domineering, imperative
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gratuitous
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freely given; not called for; unwarranted; unjustified
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gist
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the essential part or main point; core
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fortuitous
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accidental, occurring by a happy chance; unintentional
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equanimity
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calmness; refusal to panic, tranquility
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efficacious
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effective, producing results; efficient; potent
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motley
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showing great variety, diverse; a jester's costume or jester itself; fool
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munificent
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extremely generous; lavish; bounteous
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procrastinate
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to delay, put off until later; stall; dillydally
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provocative
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tending to prudce a strong reeling or response, stimulating; arousing
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recondite
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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
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reprobate
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a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked corrupt; to condemn
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sedentary
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characterized by or calling for continued sitting; stationary; seated; static
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