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22 Cards in this Set
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Accrue
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to grow or accumulate in the course of time; to happen as a natural result |
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Annotation
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a critical explanation or comment, especially for a literary work
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Antediluvian
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relating to or typical of ancient times |
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Bedlam
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a state or scene of uproar and confusion |
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Covert |
hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret, sheltered, secluded; a sheltered place, a hiding place |
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Debonair |
pleasant, courteous, light hearted, smooth and polished (in manners and appearance) |
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Dun
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to demand insistently, especially payment of a debt ; dark dull drab dingy blackish |
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Efficacious
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effective, producing result |
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Equanimity
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calm, composure, refusal to panic |
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Fortuitous
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accidental, happening by chance |
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Gist |
the essential part, main point, or essence |
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Gratuitous |
freely given, not called for by circumstances, unwarranted |
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Imperious |
overbearing, arrogant, seeking to dominate, pressing, compelling |
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Inimical |
unfriendly, hostile, harmful, unfavorable |
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Invective
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a strong denunciation or condemnation, abusive language |
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Motley
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showing great diversity or variety; composed of different elements or many colors; a multicolored woolen fabric, a jesters costume, a jester, s mixture of odd elements |
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Munificent
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extremely generous, lavish |
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Procrastinate |
to delay, put off until later |
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Provocative |
tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite, irritating, annoying, something that provokes or stimulates |
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Recondite
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exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding, profound |
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Reprobate |
a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel, ; wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; to disapprove of condemn |
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Sedentary |
characterized by or calling for continued sitting, remaining in one place |
