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Vocab Unit 10
Vocab Unit 10
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English
9th Grade
03/08/2009

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accrue

Definition

[verb] to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

 

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annotation

Definition
[noun] a critical or comment, especially for a literary work
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bedlam
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[noun] a state or scene of uproar and confusion
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covert
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[adj] hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded

 

[noun] a sheltered place, hiding place

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debonair
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[adj] pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and apperance
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dun

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[verb] to demand insistently, in payment of debt

 

 [noun] a creditor

 

 

[adj] dark, dull, drab, dingy

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efficaious

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[adj] effective, producing results

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equanimity

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[noun] calmness, composure, refusal to panic
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fortuitous

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[adj] accidental, occuring by a happy chance
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gist

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[noun] the essential part, main point, or essence
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gratuitous
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[adj] freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarrented

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imperious
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[adj] overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
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invective
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[noun] strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language

 

 

[adj] abusive, vituperative

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motley
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[adj] showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors

 

 

[noun] a jester's costume; a jester

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munificent

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[adj] extremly generous, lavish
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procrastinate

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[verb] to delay, put off until later
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provocative

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[adj] tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying
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recondite
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[adj] exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
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reprobate

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[noun] a deprived, vicious, or unpricipled person

 

[adj] wicked, corrupt, or unpricipled

 

 

[verb] to disapprove of, condemn

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sedentary
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[adj] characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
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