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chapter3-4 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | ordinary; commonplace; mediocre |
| bona fide | legitimate; genuine |
| fecund | fertile; productive |
| deviate | to turn aside from a course; to stray |
| obfuscate | to confuse; muddle |
| impale | to pierce with a sharp stake through the body |
| extenuate | to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses. |
| parochial | local; narrow; limited |
| adventitious | accidental; nonessential |
| glower | frown; scowl |
| edify | improve someone morally |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation; unclear; uncertain; vague |
| cataclysm | a violent change; disaster |
| optimum | best; most favorable; ideal |
| importune | to ask persistently; to beg |
| celibate | abstaining from sex; unmarried |
| fortuitous | accidental; unexpected |
| perfunctory | done without care; in a routine fashion |
| baroque | overly decorated; ornate |
| hedonism | pursuit of pleasure, especially in the senses |
| obloquy | strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism |
| debacle | complete failure; catastrophe |
| quasi- | resembling; seeming; half |
| besmirch | to make dirty; to stain |
| imperative | extremely important |
| sacrosanct | extremely holy |
| demeanor | behavior |
| facetious | comical; jocular |
| sadistic | deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others |
| peremptory | not allowing refusal or delay; authoritative |
| axiom | an established truth; theorem |
| dulcet | melodious; pleasing to the ear |
| patronizing | acting superior; arrogant |
| iniquity | evil or wicked act |
| archaic | obsolete; outmoded |
| vacillate | to sway indecisively; fluctuate; swing |
| abstemious | frugal; moderate; consuming sparingly |
| talisman | a magic charm or superstitious object used for protection or luck (clover) |
| expurgate | to remove vulgar or objectionable material |
| pellucid | transparent; limpid; clear |
| efficacious | effective |
| catharsis | a release of emotional tension |
| inundate | overwhelm; fill beyond capacity |
| revere | to regard with respect, awe, or adoration |
| internecine | mutually detructive |
| risible | comical; jocular |
| sybaritic | marked by luxury or pleasure |
| estrange | to alienate |
| intrinsic | relating to a thing's basic nature |
| maxim | an established principle |
| servile | submissive; ignoble; dishonorable |
| apocryphal | questionable authenticity; but widely believed; dubious; equivocal; spurious |
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