1. Accrue To grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
Collect, accumulate, proceed from
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Dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen

2. annotation
A critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

3. Bedlam A state or scene of uproar and confusion
Commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
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Peace and quiet, order, tranquility

4. covert
(adj) Hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded
(n) a sheltered place, a hiding place
Undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
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Open, overt, undisguised

5. debonair
Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
Carefree, jaunty, gracious, urbane
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Distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

6. dun
(v) To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n) a creditor; (adj) dark, dull, drab, dingy
Hound, harass, nag

7. efficacious Effective, producing results
Effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
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Ineffective, worthless, useless

8. equanimity Calmness, composure, refusal to panic
Tranquility, imperturbability
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Excitability, flappability, agitation

9. fortuitous Accidental, occurring by a happy chance
Unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
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Intentional, deliberate, premeditated

10. Gist The essential part, main point, or essence
Substance, core, nucleus