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Vocabulary
Unit 3 (Level F)
Term | Definition |
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Abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
Acculturation | The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
Adventitious | Resulting from chance rather than form an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
Ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
Circuitous | Roundabout, not direct |
Commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
Enjoin | To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
Expedite | To make easy; cause to progress faster |
Expiate | To make amends, make up for; to avert |
Ferment | A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
Inadvertent | Resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
Nominal | Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
Noncommittal | Not decisive or definite; unwilling to take clear position |
Peculate | To steal something that has been given into ones trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
Proclivity | A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
Sangfroid | Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
Seditious | Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
Tenuous | Thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
Vitriolic | Bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like strong acid) |
Wheedle | To use coaxing of flattery to gain some desired end |