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AP Lang Week 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abominate | To have intense dislike or hatred for |
| Acculturation | Modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of society by contact |
| Adventitious | Result from chance rather than an inherent cause; not essential, not congenital, ACCIDENTAL |
| Ascribe | To assign or refer to |
| Circuitous | Not direct |
| Commiserate | To have pity or sorrow for |
| Enjoin | To direct or order |
| Expedite | To make easy |
| Expiate | To make up for |
| Ferment | State of great excitement; Produce alcohol |
| Inadvertent | Marked by lack of attention |
| Nominal | Existing in name only, not real |
| Noncommittal | Not definite |
| Peculate | To steal something that has been given into one's trust |
| Proclivity | A natural or habitual inclination of behavior |
| Sangfroid | Composure or coolness |
| Seditious | The purpose to overthrow government |
| Tenuous | Thin, slender, not dense |
| Vitrilic | Sarcastic, bitter |
| Weedle | Coaxing or flattery to gain desired end |