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Gilbert-- Vocab 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | adj- ordinary or dull |
| pedestrian (syn/ant) | syn- commonplace; mediocre ant- imaginative; compelling |
| bona fide | adj- in good faith |
| bona fide (syn/ant) | syn- legitimate; genuine ant- fraudulent; phony |
| adventitious | adj- accidental; nonessential |
| adventitious (syn/ant) | syn- incidental |
| fecund | adj- fertile; productive |
| fecund (syn/ant) | syn- prolific ant- sterile |
| deviate | v- to turn aside from a course; to stray |
| deviate (syn/ant) | syn- digress |
| obfuscate | v- to confuse; to bewilder |
| obfuscate (syn/ant) | syn- muddle; obscure ant- clarify; elucidate |
| impale | v- to pierce with sharp stakes through the body |
| extenuate | v- to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses |
| parochial | adj- local; narrow; limited |
| parochial (syn/ant) | syn- provincial; narrow-minded ant- universal; catholic |
| glower | v- to stare angrily |
| glower (syn/ant) | syn- frown; scowl ant- grin |
| edify | v- to improve someone morally |
| ambiguous | adj- open to more than one interpretation |
| ambiguous (syn/ant) | syn- unclear; uncertain; vague ant- explicit; definite |
| cataclysm | n- a violent change |
| cataclysm (syn/ant) | syn- disaster; catastrophe ant- triumph; boon |
| optimum | adj- best; most favorable; ideal |
| importune | v- to ask persistently; to beg |
| importune (syn/ant) | syn- appeal; badger |
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