Vocab Chapter Three

Question 0

Bona fide

Answer 0

In good faith
-adjective
Synonym: legitimate, genuine
Antonym: fraudulent; phony
"We made a boba fide offer for the property."

Question 1

Pedestrian

Answer 1

Ordinary; dull
-adjective 
Synonym: commonplace; mediocre 
Antonym: imaginative, compelling
"The crowd responded to the pedestrian speech with yawns."

Question 2

Adventitious

Answer 2

Accidental; nonessential
-adjective
Synonym: incidental 
Antonym: none
"The scientists admitted that the breakthrough was an adventitious result of the study."

Question 3

Fecund

Answer 3

Fertile; productive
-adjective
Synonym: prolific 
Antonym: sterile
"The fecund soil produced a record amount of tomatoes this year"

Question 4

Deviate

Answer 4

To turn aside from a course; to stray
-verb
Synonym: digress
Antonym: none
"Sometimes it's better to deviate from the truth than to hurt someone's feelings."

Question 5

Obfuscate

Answer 5

To confuse; to bewilder
-verb
Synonym: muddle; obscure
Antonym: clarify; elucidate
"The realtor tried to obfuscate the issue and it was working because the confused buyer did not know if he was coming or buying."

Question 6

Impale

Answer 6

To pierce with a sharp stake through the body
-verb
Synonym: none Antonym: none
“The natives used sharp sticks to impale fish in the tide pools.”

Question 7

Extenuate

Answer 7

To lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
-verb
Synonym: none. Antonym: none
“The jury believes that the the thief situation extenuates the crime of stealing food

Question 8

Parichial

Answer 8

Local narrow; limited 
-adjective
Synonym: provincial; narrow-minded
Antonym: universal; catholic
"Because he had never traveled outside his own town, him had a parochial view of life."

Question 9

Glower

Answer 9

To stare angrily
-verb
Synonym: frown; scroll
Antonym: grin
"The boy glowered at his mother when she corrected his manners."

Question 10

Edify

Answer 10

Improve someone morally
-verb
Synonym: none Antonym: none
“The sermon was meant to edify the congregation.”

Question 11

Ambiguous

Answer 11

Open to more than one interpretation 
-adjective
Synonym: unclear, uncertain, vague
Antonym: explicit, definite
"The candidates ambiguous comments tended to confuse the issue even more."

Question 12

Cataclysm

Answer 12

A violent change
-noun
Synonym: disaster, catastrophe
Antonym: triumph, boon
"The earthquake in Mexico was a cataclysm which no one could have foreseen."

Question 13

Optimum

Answer 13

Best; more favorable; ideal
-adjective
Synonym: none. Antonym: none
“The pilot was waiting for optimum conditions before setting out on a dangerous flight.”

Question 14

Importune

Answer 14

To ask persistently; to beg 
-verb
Synonym: appeal; badger
Antonym: none
"John importuned his father, but could not get the car keys."