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vocabulary
Stack #171189
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| acculuration | the modification of the social patterns, traits or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another |
| adventitious | resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to, to attribute |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize with, to have pity for, to 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, to make up for, to avert |
| ferment | in a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence. to produce alcohol by a chemical action |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by lack of attention, unintentional, accidental |
| nominal | existing in name only, not real, too small to be taken seriously |
| noncommittal | not decisive or definite, unwilling to take clear position to say yes or no |
| peculate | to steal something that has been given into ones trust, to take improperly for ones own use |
| proclivity | natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
| 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, poorly supported, lacking a sound basis |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting |
| wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desire to end |