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bkhs 11/F unit 3
sadlier-oxford vocab workshop level f unit 3
Question | Answer |
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abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
acculturation | the modification of the social patterns or traits of one group by another |
adventitious | resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character, accidental |
ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity |
enjoin | to direct or order in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
expedite | to make easy |
expiate | to made amends, make up for |
ferment | a state of great excitement; agitation |
inadvertent | resulting from or marked by a lack of attention, accidental |
nominal | existing in name only, not real |
noncommittal | not decisive or definite |
peculate | to steal something that has been given into one's trust |
proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
sangfroid | composure or coolness |
seditious | resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
tenuous | thin, slender, poorly supported |
vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic |
wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain something |