click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
vocabulary
vocabualry
| abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for. |
| acculturation | the modification of the social patterns trails or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend. |
| adventitious | resulting from chance rather then from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential (medicine) acquired, not congenital. |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute. |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct. |
| commiserate | to sympathize with have pity or sorrow for, 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, make up for; avert |
| ferment | a state of great excitement, agitation or turbulence; to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action. |
| inadvertent | resulting form or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental. |
| nomial | existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously. |
| noncommittal | to decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position. |
| peculate | to steal something that has been given into ones trust; to take improperly for ones own use. |
| proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior |
| 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; of slight importance;lacking a sound basis,poorly supported. |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting ( like a strong acid) |
| wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end. |