ac crue'

to grow or acumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

SYN: collect, accumulate, proceed from

ANT: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen

an no ta' tion

a criticcal or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

bed' lam

 a state or scene of uproar or confusion

SYN: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy

ANT: peace and quiet, order, tranquility

co' vert

  hidden, disguised, puurposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded;

a sheltered place, a hiding place

SYN: clandestine, undercover, sub-rosa

ANT: open, overt, undisguised

de bo naire'

pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearence

SYN: carefree, suave, urbane, jaunty, gracious

ANT:boorish, churlish, distraught, agitated

dun'

v. to demand insistantly, especially inpayment of a debt

n. a creditor

adj. dark, dull, drab, dingy

SYN: hound, pester, harass, nag

eff i ca' cious

effective, produving results

SYN: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful

ANT: ineffective, worthless, useless

e qua nim' i ty

calmness, composure, refusal to panic

SYN: tranquility, imperturbability

ANT: excitability, flappability, agitation

for tu' i tous

accidental, occuring by a happy chance

SYN: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky

ANT: intentional, deliberate, premeditated

gist'

the essential part, main point, or essence

SYN: substance, core, nucleus

gra tu' i tous

im per' i ous

in vec' tive

ANT: panegyric, encomium, tribute

mot' ley

showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors;

a jester's costume; a jester

SYN: variegated, hetergenous, diverse; fool

ANT: uniform, homogenous, monochromatic

mu nif' i cent

extremely generous, lavish

SYN: bounteous, liberal

ANT: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious

pro cras' ti nate

to delay, put off until later

SYN: stall, temporize, dillydally

pro voc' a tive

tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arounsing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying

SYN: stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling

ANT: dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating

rec' on dite

exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

SYN: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse

ANT: simple, uncomplicated

rep' ro bate

a depraved, viscious, or unpricipled person, scoundrel;

wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled

to disapprove of, condemn

SYN: soundrel, blackguard, immoral, corrupt

ANT: saint, upright, virtuous, moral

sed' en tar y

characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

SYN: seated, stationary, static

ANT: active, peripatetic, migratory