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19 Cards in this Set
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Pedestrian |
Adjective
Ordinary or dull |
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Bona fide |
Adjective
In good faith; the real thing |
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Adventitious |
Adjective
Accidental; nonessential |
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Fecund |
Adjective
Fertile; productive |
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Deviate |
Verb
To turn aside from a course; to stray |
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Obfuscate |
Verb
To confuse; to bewilder |
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Impale |
Verb
To pierce with a sharp stake through the body |
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Extenuate |
Verb
To reduce seriousness by providing partial excuses |
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Parochial |
Adjective
Local; narrow; limited |
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Glower |
Verb
To stare at in an angry way |
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Edify |
Verb To improve someone in a moral way |
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Ambiguous |
Adjective Open to more than one interpretation: vague |
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Cataclysm |
Noun A violent change; a disaster |
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Optimum |
Adjective The best; the most favorable; the ideal |
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Importune |
Verb To ask persistently; to beg |
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Celibate |
Adjective Abstaining from intercourse; unmarried |
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Fortuitous |
Adjective Happening by chance or accident |
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Recapitulate |
Verb To summarize; to repeat briefly |
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Perfunctory |
Adjective Done without care; in a routine, automatic fashion |
