chapter3-4 vocab
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| pedestrian | ordinary; commonplace; mediocre
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| bona fide | legitimate; genuine
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| fecund | fertile; productive
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| deviate | to turn aside from a course; to stray
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| obfuscate | to confuse; muddle
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| impale | to pierce with a sharp stake through the body
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| extenuate | to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses.
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| parochial | local; narrow; limited
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| adventitious | accidental; nonessential
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| glower | frown; scowl
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| edify | improve someone morally
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| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation; unclear; uncertain; vague
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| cataclysm | a violent change; disaster
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| optimum | best; most favorable; ideal
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| importune | to ask persistently; to beg
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| celibate | abstaining from sex; unmarried
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| fortuitous | accidental; unexpected
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| perfunctory | done without care; in a routine fashion
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| baroque | overly decorated; ornate
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| hedonism | pursuit of pleasure, especially in the senses
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| obloquy | strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism
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| debacle | complete failure; catastrophe
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| quasi- | resembling; seeming; half
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| besmirch | to make dirty; to stain
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| imperative | extremely important
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| sacrosanct | extremely holy
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| demeanor | behavior
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| facetious | comical; jocular
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| sadistic | deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
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| peremptory | not allowing refusal or delay; authoritative
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| axiom | an established truth; theorem
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| dulcet | melodious; pleasing to the ear
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| patronizing | acting superior; arrogant
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| iniquity | evil or wicked act
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| archaic | obsolete; outmoded
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| vacillate | to sway indecisively; fluctuate; swing
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| abstemious | frugal; moderate; consuming sparingly
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| talisman | a magic charm or superstitious object used for protection or luck (clover)
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| expurgate | to remove vulgar or objectionable material
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| pellucid | transparent; limpid; clear
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| efficacious | effective
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| catharsis | a release of emotional tension
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| inundate | overwhelm; fill beyond capacity
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| revere | to regard with respect, awe, or adoration
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| internecine | mutually detructive
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| risible | comical; jocular
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| sybaritic | marked by luxury or pleasure
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| estrange | to alienate
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| intrinsic | relating to a thing's basic nature
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| maxim | an established principle
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| servile | submissive; ignoble; dishonorable
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| apocryphal | questionable authenticity; but widely believed; dubious; equivocal; spurious
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