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1. Accrue: (v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

Synonyms: collect, accumulate, proceed from Antonyms: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen. 1. Accrue: (v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result. 2. Annotation: (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work.

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1. Accrue: (v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

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  1. Synonyms: collect, accumulate, proceed from Antonyms: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen 1. Accrue:(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result

  2. 2. Annotation:(n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

  3. Synonyms: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy Antonyms: peace and quiet, order, tranquility 3. Bedlam:(n.) a state or scene or uproar and confusion

  4. Synonyms:(adj.) undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa Antonyms:(adj,) open, overt, undisguised 4. Covert:(adj.)hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded;(n.) a shelter place, a hiding place

  5. Synonyms: carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane Antonyms: distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish 5. Debonair: (adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

  6. Synonyms: (v.) hound, pester, harass, nag 6. Dun:(v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt;(n.) a creditor;(adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy

  7. Synonyms: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful Antonyms: ineffective, worthless, useless 7. Efficacious: (adj.) effective, producing result

  8. Synonyms: tranquility, imperturbability Antonyms: intentional, deliberate, premeditated 8.Equanimity: (n.) calmness, composure, refusal to panic

  9. Synonyms: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky Antonyms: intentional, deliberate, premeditated 9. Fortuitous: (adj.) accidental, occurring by a happy chance

  10. Synonyms: substance, core, nucleus 10. Gist: (n.) the essential part, main point, or essence

  11. Synonyms: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for Antonyms: justified, warranted 11. Gratuitous:(adj) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

  12. Synonyms: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative Antonyms: fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming 12. Imperious:(adj) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

  13. Synonyms: (n.) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic Antonyms: (n.) tribute, panegyric, encomium 13. Invective: (n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language;(adj) abusive, vituperative

  14. Synonyms: (adj.) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse;(n.) fool Antonyms: (adj.) uniform, homogenous, monochromatic 14. Motley: (adj) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n.) a jester's costume; a jester

  15. Synonyms: bounteous, liberal Antonyms: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious 15. Munificent: (adj.) extremely generous, lavish

  16. Synonyms: stall, temporize, dillydally 16. Procrastinate: (v.) to delay, put off until later

  17. Synonyms: stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling Antonyms: dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating 17. Provocative: (adj.) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying

  18. Synonyms: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse Antonyms: simple, uncomplicated 18. Recondite: (adj.) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding

  19. Synonyms: (n.) scoundrel, blackguard;(adj.) immoral, corrupt Antonyms: (n.) saint;(adj.) upright, virtuous, moral 19. Reprobate: (n.) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel;(adj.) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled;(v.) to disapprove of, condemn

  20. Synonyms: seated, stationary, static Antonyms: active, peripatetic, migratory 20. Sedentary: (adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place

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