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