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Chap 3F
Vocab Workshop
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abominate | to have intense dislike or hatred for |
| acculturation | the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures |
| adventitious | resulting from change rather than from inherent cause or character |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to a [thing or character's] attributes |
| circuitous | round, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize, have pity or sorrow for |
| enjoin | to direct or order |
| expedite | to make easy, cause to progress faster |
| expiate | to make amends, to make up for |
| ferment | a state of great excitement, to produce alcohol, to be in or work into such a state |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by a lack of attention |
| nominal | existing in name only, not real |
| noncommittal | not decisive or definite |
| peculate | to steal something given into one's trust |
| proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
| sangfroid | composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
| seditious | resistant to lawful authority |
| tenuous | thin, slender, not dense, lacking clarity |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting |
| wheedle | to cause coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |