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Blain Vocab Review
Vocab Unit 3 (SAT Prep)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sangfroid | (n.) Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
| Expiate | (v.) To make amends, make up for; to avert |
| Adventitious | (adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
| Enjoin | (v.) To direct or order in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
| Inadvertant | (adj.) Resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional |
| Ferment | (v.) Incite or stir up Noun: The state of chaos Verb: To turn into alcohol |
| Expedite | (v.) To make easy, cause to progress faster |
| Commiserate | (v.) To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
| Proclivity | (n.) A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
| Nominal | (adj.) Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
| Circuitous | (adj.) roundabout, not direct |
| Wheedle | (v.) To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
| Ascribe | (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source) attribute |
| Noncommittal | (adj.) Not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
| Seditious | (adj.) Resistant to lawful authority, rebellious |
| Abominate | (v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| Tenuous | (adj.) Having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak, thin |
| Peculate | (v.) To steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
| Acculturation | (n.) the modification or the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
| Vitrolic | (adj.) Bitter; caustic; acerbic; filled with malice |