accrue

(verb) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural resultSynonym: collect, accumulate, proceed from

It’ll take a while to accrue enough quarters to get that PS3.

annotation

(noun) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

bedlam

(noun) a state or scene of uproar and confusion

Synonyms: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy

2011 protests in Egypt that eventually toppled the government.

covert

(adjective) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded

Synonyms: undercover, clandestine

debonair

(adjective) pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance

Synonyms: carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane

dun

(verb) to demand insistently, especially in payment of debt

Synonyms: hound, pester, harass, nag

efficacious

(adjective) effective, producing results

Synonyms: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful

Effective dog training can produce efficacious results.

equanimity

(adjective) conspicuous, standing out from the mass

Synonyms: glaring, flagrant, blatant

No foul. No foul!

fortuitous

(adjective) accidental, occurring by a happy chance

Synonyms: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky

gist

(noun) the essential part, main point, or essence

Synonyms: substance, core, nucleus

Will was easily able to get the

gist of this VERY complex mathematics

equation.

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gratuitous

(adjective) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted

Synonyms: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for

imperious

(adjective) overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

Synonyms: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative

invective

(noun) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj) abusive, vituperative

Synonyms: vituperation, abuse, diatribe

motley

(adj) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; (noun) a jester’s costume or a jester.

Synonyms: variegated, heterogeneous, diverse

The irony is that the members of Motley Crue aren’t different at all.

This is a motley crew!

munificent

(adjective) extremely generous, lavish

Synonyms: bounteous, liberal

Procrastinate (verb) to delay, put off until later

Synonyms: stall, temporize, dillydally

provocative

(adjective) tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying.

Synonyms: stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling

recondite

(adjective) exceeding ordinary knowledge and understandingSynonyms: esoteric, arcane, profound

Stephen Hawking

reprobate

(noun) a depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel;

(adj) wicked corrupt or unprincipled; (v) to disapprove of, condemn

sedentary

(adjective) characterized by or calling for continued setting; remaining in one place

Synonyms: seated, stationary, static

If the sedentary remote control weren’t so far away I’d change my sedentary position, and change the channel.