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