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Unit 10 Vocabulary
Honors English 10
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English
10th Grade
03/17/2011

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Accrue
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to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
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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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Bedlam
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a state or scene of uproar and confusion
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Covert
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hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded
a sheltered place, a hiding place
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Debonair
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pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished
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Dun
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to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt
a creditor
dark, dull, drab, dingy
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Efficacious
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effective, producing results
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Equanimity
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calmness, composure, refusal to panic
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Fortuitous
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accidental, occuring by a happy chance
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Gist
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the essential part, main point, or essence
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Gratuitous
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freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
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Imperious
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overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
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Invective
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a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language
abusive, vituperative
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Motley
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showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors
a jester's costume; a jester
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Munificent
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extremely generous, lavish
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Procrastinate
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to delay, put off until later
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Provocative
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tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying
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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, or unprincipled
to dissaprove of, condemn
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Sedentary
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characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
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