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20 Cards in this Set
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Accrue
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(v) gradually increases over a period of time
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Annotation
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(n) to add short notes to a book or piece of writing to explain parts of it
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Bedlam
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(n) a situation where there is a lot of noise and confusion
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Covert
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(adj) secret or hidden (n) a group of thick bushes where animals can hide
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Debonair
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(adj) a man who is fashionable and confident
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Dun
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(v) demand payment instantly (n) lender (adj) a brownish-grey colour
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Efficacious
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(adj) working in the way you intended
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Equanimity
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(n) calmness in the way that you react to things, which means that you do not become upset or annoyed
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Fortuitous
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(adj) happening by chance, especially in a way that has a good result
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Gist
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(n) gistthe main idea and meaning of what someone has said or written
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Gratuitous
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(adj) said or done without a good reason, in a way that offends someone
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Imperious
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(adj) giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud
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Invective
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(n) rude and insulting words that someone says when they are very angry (adj) abusive
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Motley
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(adj) group of people or things that are very different from each other and do not seem to belong together (n) jester, fool; costume of a fool or jester
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Munificent
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(adj) very generous
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Procrastinate
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(v) to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it
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Provocative
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(adj) intended to make people angry or upset, or to cause a lot of discussion
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Recondite
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(adj) facts or subjects are not known about or understood by many people
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Reprobate
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(n) someone who behaves in an immoral way - often used humorously
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Sedentary
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(adj) spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much
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