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Honors English 3
Vocab 3 and 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | ordinary or dull |
| bona fide | in good faith |
| adventitious | accidental |
| fecund | fertile or productive |
| deviate | to turn aside or stray |
| obfuscate | to confuse |
| impale | to pierce with a sharp stake |
| extenuate | to lessen seriousness |
| parochial | narrow or limited |
| glower | to stare angrily |
| edify | improve someone morally |
| ambiguous | unclear, uncertain, or vague |
| cataclysm | a violent change, or disaster |
| optimum | best or ideal |
| importune | to ask persistently, to beg, or to appeal |
| celibate | abstaining from intercourse |
| fortuitous | happening by chance, or accidental |
| recapitulat | to summarize or repeat |
| perfunctory | done without care |
| baroque | overly decorated |
| hedonism | pursuit of pleasure |
| obloquy | strong disapproval |
| debacle | a complete failure |
| quasi- | resembling, or half |
| besmirch | to make dirty |
| imperative | vitally important |
| sacrosanct | extremely holy |
| sadistic | deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
| demeanor | behavior |
| facetious | comical |