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Level F Unit 10
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
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Language - English
11th Grade
03/19/2006

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accrue
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(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; collect
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annotation
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(n.) a critical or expanatory note or comment
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bedlam
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(n.) a state of uproar aand confusion; commotion, pandemonium,chaos, anarchy
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covert
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(adj.) hidden, disguised, puposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded

(n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place
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debonair
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(adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner
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dun
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(v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt

(n.) a creditor

(adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy
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efficacious
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(adj.) effective, producing results
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equanimity
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(n.) clamness, 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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(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence
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gratuitous
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(adj.) freely given: not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
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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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(n.) a stong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language

(adj.) abusive
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motley
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(adj.) showing a great variety; composed of different elements of many colors

(n.) a jester's costume; a jester
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munificent
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(adj.) extremely generous, lavish
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procrastinate
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(v.) to delay
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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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(n.) a depraved, vicious, or unpricipled person, scoundrel

(adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unpricipled
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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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