AP lang vocab 3

Pedestrian

ordinary or dull; lacking imagination.

Bona fide

genuine; made in good faith.

Adventitious

accidental; occurring by chance; nonessential.

Fecund

fruitful; highly productive.

Deviate

to turn aside from a path or standard.

Obfuscate

to make unclear or confusing.

Impale

to pierce with a sharp object.

Extenuate

to lessen the seriousness of something by providing excuses.

Parochial

narrow in scope; provincial.

Glower

to look angrily; to glare.

Edify

to instruct or improve morally or intellectually.

Ambiguous

having more than one meaning; unclear.

Cataclysm

a sudden, violent event; a disaster.

Optimum

the best possible condition or result.

Importune

to beg persistently; to plead