Unit 3 SAT Vocab Flashcards

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bona fide

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authentic; genuine

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ambiguous

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having a double meaning; not clear or understandable

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cataclysm

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any overflowing flood of water

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deviate

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to take a different course

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edify

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to improve the moral character of someone

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extenuate

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to diminish or lessen the seriousness of an offense

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fecund

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capable of producing offspring; fertile

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glower

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to look at or stare with anger or hatred

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impale

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to pierce a body with a sharp instrument

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importune

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to beg or demand urgently

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obfuscate

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to confuse or make unclear

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optimum

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having the most favorable or desirable condition

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parochial

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limited or narrow in scope or outlook

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pedestrian

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someone who walks; lacking wit or imagination

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