Vocabulary Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
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Fecund
A
Fertile; productive
2
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Adventitious
A
Accidental; non essential
3
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Bona fide
A
In good faith
4
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Deviate
A
To turn aside from a course to stray
5
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Extenuate
A
To lesson the seriousness by providing partial excuses
6
Q
Impale
A
To pierce with a sharp stake through the body
7
Q
Obfuscate
A
To confuse or to bewilder
8
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Pedestrian
A
Ordinary or dull
9
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Parochial
A
Local, narrow, limited
10
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Edify
A
To improve someone morally
11
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Ambiguous
A
Open to more than one interpretation
12
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Cataclysm
A
A violent change
13
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Optimum
A
Best; most favorable; ideal
14
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Importune
A
To ask persistently; to beg
15
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Glower
A
To stare angrily
