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