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19 Cards in this Set
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Accrue
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(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result.
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Annotation
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(n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment. especially for a literary worry.
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Bedlam
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(n.) a state or scene of uproar and confusion.
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Covert
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(adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully 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 and appearance.
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Dun
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(v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of debt; (n.) a creditor; (adj.) dark, full, drab, dingy.
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Efficacious
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(n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic.
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Fortuitous
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(adj.) accidental, occurring 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 strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive.
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Motley
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(adj.) showing great variety, composed of different elements or 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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Provocative
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(adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite, irritating, annoying.
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Procrastinate
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(v.) to delay, put off until later.
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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 unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; (v.) to disapprove of, condemn.
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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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