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AP 11 English Vocab3
| Question | Answer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| adventitious | (adj.) accidental, nonessential | syn-incidental | ant-on purpose |
| fecund | (adj.) fertile, reproductive | syn-prolific | ant-sterile |
| deviate | (verb) turn aside from a course, to stray | syn-disgress | ant-on path |
| obfuscate | (verb) to confuse, to bewilder | syn-muddle, obscure | ant-clarify, elucidate |
| impale | (verb) to pierce with a sharp stake through the body | syn-stab | ant- |
| extenuate | (verb) to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses | syn-lessen, mitigate | ant- |
| parochial | (adj.) local, narrow, limited | syn-provincial, narrow-minded | ant-universal, catholic |
| ambiguous | (adj.) open to more than one interpretation | syn-unclear, uncertain, vague | ant-explicit, definite |
| edify | (verb) to improve someone morally | syn- | ant- |
| cataclysm | (noun) a violent change | syn- disaster, catastrophe | ant-triumph, boon |
| optimum | (adj.) best, most, favorable, ideal | syn-perfect | ant-not perfect |
| importune | (verb) to ask persistently, to beg | syn-appeal, badger | ant- |
| pedestrian | (adj.) ordinary or dull | syn-commonplace, mediocre | ant-imaginative, cooperative |
| bona fide | (adj.) in good faith | syn-legitimate, genuine | ant-fradulent, phony |