1. Vocabulary Section #7

2. pedestrian adj Ordinary or dull Syn: Commonplace; mediocre Ant:
Imaginative; compelling
Compared to the opulent and elaborate fashions in The Capitol, the clothing people wore in District 12 was quite pedestrian.
The pedestrian television program was not worth watching because the plot and characters were not mentally stimulating.

3. bona fide adj In good faith; sincere; without fraud Fraudulent; phony
Syn:
Legitimate; genuine
Ant:
The girl was crushed to find that the diamond that she thought was bona fide turned out to be cubic zirconia.
Ralph wanted a bona fide New York cheesecake, so he had to travel to Manhattan.

4. adventitious adj Accidental; nonessential Syn:
Incidental; chance; fortuitous
Ant:
Planned; designed
The scientist admitted that the breakthrough was an adventitious result of the study.
The formation of a pearl is an adventitious effect of oysters trying to expel irritating sand.

5. fecund adj Fertile; productive Syn: Prolific; fruitful; rich Ant:
Sterile; barren; dead
The fecund soil produced a record number of tomatoes this year.
The fecund animals had a litter of many babies every year.

6. deviate verb To turn aside from a course; to stray Syn:
Digress; detour
Ant:
Focus; to stay
The path deviated from the road to avoid a dangerous intersection.
Sally deviated from the bad influence of her friends by refusing to drink at the party.