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pedestrian
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(adj) ordinary or dull
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mediocre--/--compelling
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bona fide
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(adj) in good faith
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genuine--/--fraudulent
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adventitious
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(adj)accidental; nonessential
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incidental
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fecund
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(adj) fertile; productive
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prolific--/--sterile
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deviate
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(v) to turn aside from a course; to stray
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digress
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obfuscate
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(v)to confuse; to bewilder
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muddle;obscure--/--clarify;elucidate
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impale
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(v)to pierse with a sharp stake through the body
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extenuate
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(v) to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
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parochial
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(adj) local; narrow;limited
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provincial--/--universal
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glower
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(v) to stare angrily
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frown;scowl--/--smile
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edify
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(v)improve someone moraly
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ambiguous
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(adj) open to more then one interpretation
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unclear;vague--/--explicit;definite
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cataclysm
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(n) a violent change
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disaster;catastrophe--/--triumph;boon
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optimum
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(adj) best;most favorable; ideal
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importune
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(v) to ask persistently; to beg
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badger
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