Chapter 3 Vocabulary

1. ordinary or dull 2. in good health 3. accidental, nonessential 4. fertile, productive 5. to turn aside from a course, to stray 6. to confuse, to bewilder 7. to pierce with a sharp stake through the body 8. to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses 9. local; narrow; limited 10. to stare angrily 11. improve someone morally 12. open to more than one interpretation 13. a violent change 14. best; most favorable; ideal 15. to ask persistently; to beg