Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 10
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- accrue
(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result - gratuitous
(adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted - annotation
(n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work - imperious
(adj.) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling - bedlam
(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion - invective
(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative - covert
(adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place - motley
(adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors;
(n.) a jester’s costume; a jester - debonair
(adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance - munificent
(adj.) extremely generous, lavish - dun
(v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt;
(n.) a creditor;
(adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy - procrastinate
(v.) to delay, put off until later - efficacious
(adj.) effective, producing results - provocative
(adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying - equanimity
(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic - recondite
(adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding - fortuitous
(adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance - reprobate
(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel;
(adj.) corrupt or unprincipled;
(v.) to disapprove of, condemn - gist
(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence - sedentary
(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
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