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Vocab Unit 3&4
Sadlier Level F Units 3 & 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abominate | (v.) to have an intense or hatred for |
| acculturation | (n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another the resultant blend |
| adventitious | (adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
| ascribe | (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| circuitous | (adj.) roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | (v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
| enjoin | (v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
| expediate | (v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster |
| expiate | (v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert |
| ferment (n) | (n.) a sate of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence |
| ferment (v) | (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
| inadvertent | (adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| nominal | (adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
| noncommittal | (adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position |
| peculate | (v.) to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
| proclivity | (n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
| sandfroid | (n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
| seditious | (adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purposes of overthrowing an established government |
| tenuous | (adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight important; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
| vitriolic | (adj.) bitter, sarcastic highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) |
| wheedle | (v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
| affable | (adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
| aggrandize | (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear |
| amorphous | (adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion |
| archetype | (n.) an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing |
| aura | (n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality |
| contraband (n) | (n.) illegal traffic, smuggles goods; |
| contraband (adj) | (adj.) illegal, prohibited |
| erudite | (adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
| gossamer (adj) | (adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial |
| gossamer (n) | (n.) a very thin, light cloth |
| inscrutable | (adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
| insular | (adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated |
| irrevocable | (adj.) incapable of being changed or called back |
| propensity | (n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| querulous | (adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful |
| remonstrate | (v.) to argue with someone against something, protest against |
| repudiate | (v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| resilient | (adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| reverberate | (v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| scurrilous | (adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
| sedulous | (adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination |
| sleazy | (adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable |
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