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11th Grade
01/10/2011
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pedestrian
adj.
 Definition
ordinary or dull
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bona fide
adj.
 Definition
in good faith
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adventitious
adj.
 Definition
accidental; nonessential
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fecund
adj.
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fertile; productive
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deviate
v.
 Definition
to turn aside from a course; or stray
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obfuscate
v.
 Definition
to confuse; to bewilder
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impale
v.
 Definition
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.
 Definition
local, narrow, limited
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glower
v.
 Definition
to start angrily
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edify
v.
 Definition
to improve someone morally
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ambiguous
adj.
 Definition
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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fortuitous
adj.
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happening by chance or accident
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recapitulate
v.
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to summarize; to repeat briefly
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perfunctory
adj.
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done without care; in a routine fashion
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baroque
adj.
 Definition
overly decorated
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hedonism
n.
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pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses
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obloquy
n.
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strong disapproval; a bad reputation resulting from public criticism
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debacle
n.
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a complete failure; a total collapse
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quasi
adj.
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resembling; seeming; half
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besmirch
v.
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to make dirty; to stain
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