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Unit 3
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abominate | To have an intense dislike or hatred for. |
| Acculturation | 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. |
| Ascribe | To assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute. |
| Commiserate | To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress. |
| Enjoin | To direct or order. |
| Expedite | To make easy, cause to progress faster. |
| Expiate | To make amends, make up for. |
| Ferment | A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence. |
| Inadvertent | Resulting from or marked by lack of attention. |
| Nominal | Existing in name only, not real. |
| Noncommittal | Not decisive or definite. |
| Peculate | To steal something that has been given into one's trust. |
| 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. |
| Tenuous | Thin, slender, not dense. |
| Vitriolic | Bitter, sarcastic. |
| Wheedle | To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end. |
| Circuitous | Roundabout, not direct. |