English Vocabulary

  1. to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
    accrue
  2. a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
    annotation
  3. a state or sene of uproar and confusion
    bedlam
  4. (adj.)hidden, disguised, perposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded

    (n.)a sheltered place, a hiding place
    covert
  5. pleasent, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
    debonair
  6. (v.) to demand insistently, espeially in payment of a debt

    (n.) a creditor

    (adj.) dark, dull, agitated, boorish, churlish
    dun
  7. effective, producing results
    efficacious
  8. calmness, composure, refusal to panic
    equanimity
  9. accidental, occuring by a happy chance
    fortuitious
  10. the essential part, main point, or essence
    gist
  11. freely given; nat called for by circumstances, unwarranted
    graduitious
  12. overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
    imperious
  13. (n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language;

    (adj.) abusive, vituperative
    invective
  14. (adj.) showing great viarety; composed of different elements or many colors

    (n.) a jester's costume; a jester
    motley
  15. extremely generous, lavish
    munificent
  16. to delay, put off until later
    procrastinate
  17. tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying
    provocative
  18. exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
    recondite
  19. (n.) a deprave, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel

    (v.) to disapprove of, condemn
    reprobate
  20. characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
    sedentary
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English Vocabulary
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Level F Unit 10
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