pedestrian (adjective) ordinary, dull Synonym: commonplace,
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deviate (verb) to turn aside from a course; to stray Synonym:
digress; stray Double click on audio file to hear
pronunciation.
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obfuscate (verb) to confuse, bewilder Synonym: muddle; obscure
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impale (verb) to pierce with a sharp stake through the body
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extenuate (verb) to lessen the seriousness by providing partial
excuses Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.
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parochial (adjective) local; narrow; limited Synonym:
provincial; narrow-minded Double click on audio file to hear
pronunciation.
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glower (verb) to stare angrily Synonym: scowl; glare Double
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ambiguous (adjective) open to more than one interpretation
Synonym: unclear; vague Double click on audio file to hear
pronunciation.
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optimum (adjective) best; most favorable; ideal Synonym:
unsurpassed Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.
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importune (verb) to ask persistently; to beg Synonym: badger;
implore Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.
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bona fide (adjective) in good faith Synonym: legitimate;
genuine Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.
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adventitious (adjective) not part of the real or essential
nature of a thing; non-essential Synonym: incidental; accidental
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fecund (adjective) fertile; productive Synonym: prolific Double
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edify (verb) to improve someone morally Synonym: enlighten
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cataclysm (noun) a violent change Synonym: disaster;
catastrophe Double click on audio file to hear pronunciation.
