Unit 3 Vocab Flashcards
1
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adventitious
A
accidental; nonessential
2
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fecund
A
fertile; productive
3
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pedestrian
A
ordinary or dull
4
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edify
A
to improve someone morally
5
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importune
A
to ask persistently; to beg
6
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deviate
A
to turn aside from a course; to stray
7
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bona fide
A
in good faith
8
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glower
A
to stare angrily
9
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cataclysm
A
a violent change
10
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obfuscate
A
to confuse; to bewilder
11
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antithesis
A
an exact opposite; an opposite extreme
12
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chagrin
A
embarrassment; a complete loss of courage
13
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parochial
A
local; narrow; limited
14
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ambiguous
A
open to more than one interpretation
15
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optimum
A
best; most favorable; ideal
16
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adventitious syn
A
incidental
17
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fecund syn
A
prolific
18
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fecund ant
A
sterile
19
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pedestrian syn
A
commonplace; mediocre
20
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pedestrian ant
A
imaginative; compelling
21
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importune syn
A
appeal; badger
22
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deviate syn
A
digress
23
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bona fide syn
A
legitimate; genuine
24
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bona fide ant
A
fraudulent; phony
25
glower syn
frown; scowl
26
glower ant
grin
27
cataclysm syn
disaster; catastrophe
28
cataclysm ant
triumph; boon
29
obfuscate syn
muddle; obscure
30
obfuscate ant
clarify; elucidate
31
antithesis syn
converse
32
antithesis ant
same
33
parochial syn
provincial; narrow-minded
34
parochial ant
universal; catholic
35
ambiguous syn
unclear; uncertain; vague
36
ambiguous ant
explicit; definite
37
adventitious is what part of speech?
adjective
38
fecund is what part of speech?
adjective
39
pedestrian is what part of speech?
adjective
40
edify is what part of speech?
verb
41
importune is what part of speech?
verb
42
deviate is what part of speech?
verb
43
bona fide is what part of speech?
adjective
44
glower is what part of speech?
verb
45
cataclysm is what part of speech?
noun
46
obfuscate is what part of speech?
verb
47
antithesis is what part of speech?
noun
48
chagrin is what part of speech?
noun
49
parochial is what part of speech?
adjective
50
ambiguous is what part of speech?
adjective
51
optimum is what part of speech?
adjective
