Lesson 3 Vocab Flashcards

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Pedestrian

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ordinary or dull

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2
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bona fide

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in good faith

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3
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adventitious

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accidental; nonessential

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4
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fecund

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fertile; productive

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5
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deviate

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to turn aside from a course; to stray

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6
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obfuscate

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to confuse, to bewilder

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7
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impale

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to pierce with a sharp stake through the body

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8
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extenuate

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the lessen seriousness by providing partial excues

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9
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parochial

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local;narrow, limited

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10
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glower

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to stare angrily

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11
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edify

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improve someone morally

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12
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ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation

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13
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cataclysm

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a violent change

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14
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optimum

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best, most favorable, ideal

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15
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importune

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to ask persistenly, to beg

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