ACT 3 Flashcards by Kaylee Scavinski | Brainscape

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in good faith

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bona fide

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ordinary or dull

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pedestrian

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accidental; nonessential

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adventitious

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fertile; productive

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fecund

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to turn aside from a course; to stray

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deviate

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to confuse; to bewilder

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obfuscate

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to pierce with a sharp stake through the body

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impale

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to lesson seriousness by providing partial excuses

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extenuate

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local; narrow; limited

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parochial

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to stare angrily

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glower

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improve someone morally

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edify

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open to more than one interpretation

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ambiguous

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a violent change

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cataclysm

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best; most favorable; ideal

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optimum

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to ask persistently; to beg

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importune

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