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gratuitous. Freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted Voluntary, unjustified ______________________ Justified, warranted. imperious. Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling Domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative ________________________

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  1. gratuitous • Freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted • Voluntary, unjustified ______________________ • Justified, warranted

  2. imperious • Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling • Domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative ________________________ • Fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

  3. invective • (n) A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj) abusive, vituperative • Vituperation, abuse, philippic ______________________ • Tribute, panegyric, encomium

  4. motley • (adj) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (n) a jester’s costume; a jester • Variegated, heterogeneous, diverse • Fool ______________________________ • Homogeneous, monochromatic

  5. munificent • Extremely generous, lavish • Bounteous, liberal ______________________ • Miserly, parsimonious

  6. procrastinate • To delay, put off until later • Stall, temporize, dillydally

  7. provocative • Tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying • Stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling _________________________ • Dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating, lit class

  8. recondite • Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding • Arcane, abstruse _________________________ • Simple, uncomplicated

  9. reprobate • (n) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; (adj) corrupt or unprincipled; (v) to disapprove of, condemn • (n) blackguard; (adj) immoral, corrupt ______________________________ • (n) saint; (adj) upright, virtuous, moral

  10. sedentary • Characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place • Static, stationary ______________________ • Active, peripatetic

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