Unit 3 Vocab Flashcards by Leannah Blondin | Brainscape

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adventitious

A

accidental; nonessential

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fecund

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fertile; productive

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pedestrian

A

ordinary or dull

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edify

A

to improve someone morally

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importune

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to ask persistently; to beg

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deviate

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to turn aside from a course; to stray

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bona fide

A

in good faith

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glower

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to stare angrily

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cataclysm

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a violent change

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obfuscate

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to confuse; to bewilder

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antithesis

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an exact opposite; an opposite extreme

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chagrin

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embarrassment; a complete loss of courage

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parochial

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local; narrow; limited

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ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation

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optimum

A

best; most favorable; ideal

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adventitious syn

A

incidental

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fecund syn

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prolific

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fecund ant

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sterile

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pedestrian syn

A

commonplace; mediocre

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pedestrian ant

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imaginative; compelling

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importune syn

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appeal; badger

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deviate syn

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digress

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bona fide syn

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legitimate; genuine

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bona fide ant

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fraudulent; phony

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glower syn

A

frown; scowl

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glower ant

A

grin

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cataclysm syn

A

disaster; catastrophe

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cataclysm ant

A

triumph; boon

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obfuscate syn

A

muddle; obscure

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obfuscate ant

A

clarify; elucidate

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antithesis syn

A

converse

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antithesis ant

A

same

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parochial syn

A

provincial; narrow-minded

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parochial ant

A

universal; catholic

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ambiguous syn

A

unclear; uncertain; vague

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ambiguous ant

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explicit; definite

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adventitious is what part of speech?

A

adjective

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fecund is what part of speech?

A

adjective

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pedestrian is what part of speech?

A

adjective

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edify is what part of speech?

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verb

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importune is what part of speech?

A

verb

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deviate is what part of speech?

A

verb

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bona fide is what part of speech?

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adjective

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glower is what part of speech?

A

verb

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cataclysm is what part of speech?

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noun

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obfuscate is what part of speech?

A

verb

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antithesis is what part of speech?

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noun

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chagrin is what part of speech?

A

noun

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parochial is what part of speech?

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adjective

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ambiguous is what part of speech?

A

adjective

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optimum is what part of speech?

A

adjective