Unit 3 Bonus

Question 1

Ambiguous

Answer 1

Having a double meaning; not clearly understandable

Question 2

Bona fide

Answer 2

Authentic; genuine

Question 3

Cataclysm

Answer 3

Any overwhelming flood of water

Question 4

Deviate

Answer 4

A person whose behavior is different from what is acceptable; to take a different course; markedly different from acceptable behavior

Question 5

Edify

Answer 5

To improve the moral character or spirit of someone

Question 6

Extenuate

Answer 6

To diminish or lessen the seriousness of an offense

Question 7

Fecund

Answer 7

Capable of producing offspring; fertile

Question 8

Glower

Answer 8

To look at or stare with anger, dislike or hatred

Question 9

Impale

Answer 9

To pierce a body with a sharp instrument

Question 10

Importune

Answer 10

To beg or demand urgently

Question 11

Obfuscate

Answer 11

To confuse or obscure or make unclear

Question 12

Optimum

Answer 12

Having the most favorable or desirable condition, degree or amount

Question 13

Parochial

Answer 13

Limited or narrow in scope or outlook

Question 14

Pedestrian

Answer 14

A person who travels on foot, a walker; lacking wit or imagination, common and ordinary

Question 15

Adventitious

Answer 15

Accidental, resulting from chance