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Vocab English 11
3rd set of vocab
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English
11th Grade
09/09/2014
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Pedestrian (adj)
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ordinary or dull
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Bona fide (adj)
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in good faith
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Adventitious (adj)
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accidental; nonessential
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Fecund(adj)
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fertile;productive
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Deviate (v)
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to turn aside from a course; to stray
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Obfuscate (v)
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to confuse; to bewilder
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Impale (v)
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to pierce with a sharp stake through the body
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Extenuate (v)
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to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
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Parochial (adj)
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local;narrow;limited
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Glower (v)
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to stare angrily
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Edify (v)
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to improve someone morally
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Ambiguous (adj)
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open to more than one interpretation
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Cataclysm (n)
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a violent change
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Optimum (adj)
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best; most favorable; ideal
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Importune (v)
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to ask persistently; to beg
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