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Level F: Unit 3- SJB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abominate | (verb) to have an intense dislike or hatred for synonyms: loathe, abhor, despise, detest sentence: David abominates vegetable, he does not even want them on his dinner plate. |
| acculturation | (noun) the modification of the social patters, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend synonyms: adaptation sentence:The missionary's acculturation to Chinese traditions took several years. |
| adventitious | (adj) resulting from chance rather from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired not congenital synonyms: extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous sentence: |
| ascribe | (verb) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute synonyms: impute, credit, attribute sentence: Given her beliefs she may ascribe to the theory that the Earth is flat. |
| circuitous | (adj) roundabout, not direct synonyms: indirect, meandering, winding sentence:The married couple continued to have a circuitous argument about nothing in particular. |
| commiserate | (verb) to sympathise with, have pit or sorry for, share a feeling of distress synonyms: feel sorry for, empathize sentence:We commiserate with people who lose their homes in disasters like floods. |
| enjoin | (verb) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of an action in an authoritative way; to prohibit synonyms: bid, charge, command, adjure sentence: The teacher enjoined the class to be quiet. |
| expedite | (verb) to make easy, cause to progress faster synonyms: accelerate, facilitate, speed up sentence: To expedite my order, I called the company directly. |
| expiate | (verb) to make amends, make up for; to avert synonyms: redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation sentence: She gave her friend advice to expiate her meanness. |
| ferment | (noun) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (verb) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action synonyms (noun): commotion, turmoil, unrest sentence: To make wine, grapes have to ferment. |
| inadvertent | (adj) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental synonyms: accidental, unconsidered sentence: He failed his test because of an inadvertent error. |
| nominal | (adj) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously synonyms: titular, token, trifling, inconsequential sentence: A nominal fee will be charged for the event. |
| noncommittal | (adj) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say or no synonyms: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest sentence: He had a noncommittal smile that made me uneasy. |
| peculate | (verb) to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use synonyms: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate sentence: Some people peculate drugs over the border. |
| proclivity | (noun) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) synonyms: natural bent, penchant, propensity sentence: Bats have a proclivity to hide in a cave during the day. |
| sangfroid | (noun) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances synonyms: poise, self-assurance, equanimity sentence: Given the situation, she handled it with great sangfroid. |
| seditious | (adj) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government synonyms: mutinous, rebellious, subversive sentence: The seditious student was given suspension. |
| tenuous | (adj) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis; poorly supported synonyms: flimsy, insubstantial, vague, sentence: The detective was unable to charge him because of the tenuous |
| vitriolic | (adj) bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) synonyms: withering, acerbic, mordant sentence: The political people usually run a vitriolic campaign. |
| wheedle | (verb) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end synonyms: cajole, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk sentence: I tried to wheedle money from Mom by telling her she looked very pretty today. |
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