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Chapter 3 - 4
English III Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ordinary | pedestrian |
| good faith | bona fide |
| accidental | adventitious |
| fertile | fecund |
| to stray | deviate |
| to confuse | obfuscate |
| to pierce with a sharp stake | impale |
| to lessen seriousness | extenuate |
| narrow; limited | parochial |
| to stare angrily | glower |
| improve someone | edify |
| unclear | ambiguous |
| a violent change | cataclysm |
| best | optimum |
| to beg | importune |
| unmarried | celibate |
| happening by chance or accident | fortuitous |
| to summarize | recapitulate |
| done without care | perfunctory |
| overly decorated | baroque |
| pursuit of pleasure | hedonism |
| strong disapproval | obloquy |
| a complete failure | debacle |
| half | quasi- |
| to make dirty | besmirch |
| vitally important | imperative |
| extremely holy | sacrosanct |
| deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others | sadistic |
| behavior | demeanor |
| comical | facetious |