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Details Title: Sadlier-Oxford Level F Description: Chapter 10 Total Flash Cards: 22 Created: 11/02/2004 13:26:52	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term accrue Definition to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result S: proceed from A: dwindle Term annotation Definition a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work Term bedlam Definition a state or scene of uproar and confusion Term covert Definition hidden disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded; a sheltered place, a hiding place S: clandestine, sub-rosa A: overt Term debonair Definition pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance S: jaunty, suave, urbane A: boorish, churlish Term dun Definition to deamnd insistently, especially in payemnt of a debt; a creditor; dark dull drab, dingy S: hound Term efficacious Definition effective, producing results Term equanimity Definition calmness, composure, refusal to panic S: imperturbability A: flappability Term fortuitous Definition accidental, occurring by a happy chance Term gist Definition the essential part, main point, or essence S: substance Term gratuitous Definition freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted S: voluntary, uncalled-for Term imperious Definition overbearing, arroagnt; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling S: domineering, magisterial, imperative A: fawning, obsequious, unassuming Term invective Definition a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; abusive, vituperative Term motley Definition showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; a jester's costume; a jester S: variegated, heterogenenous A: homogenous, monochromatic Term munificent Definition extremely generous, lavish S: bounteous, liberal A: tightfisted, parsimonious Term procrastinate Definition to delay, put off until later Term provocative Definition tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritation, annoying S: vexing, galling A: insipid Term reecondite Definition exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding S: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse Term reprobate Definition a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of, condemn S: blackguard A: virtuous Term sedentary Definition characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place