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Accrue
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(v.) to grow or accumulate over time; collect
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Annotation
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(n.) a critical or expanatory note or comment
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Bedlam
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(n.) a state of uproar aand confusion; commotion, pandemonium,chaos, anarchy
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Covert
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(adj.) hidden, disguised, puposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded
(n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place
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Debonair
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(adj.) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner
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Dun
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(v.) to demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt
(n.) a creditor
(adj.) dark, dull, drab, dingy
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Efficacious
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(adj.) effective, producing results
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Equanimity
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(n.) clamness, composure, refusal to panic
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Fortuitous
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(adj.) accidental, occuring by a happy chance
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Gist
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(n.) the essential part, main point, or essence
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Gratuitous
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(adj.) freely given: not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
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Imperious
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(adj.) overbearing, arrogant: seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
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Invective
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(n.) a stong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language
(adj.) abusive
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Motley
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(adj.) showing a great variety; composed of different elements of many colors
(n.) a jester's costume; a jester
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Munificent
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(adj.) extremely generous, lavish
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