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unit 3
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abominate | to have intense dislike or hatred |
| acculturation | the modifications of the social patters, 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 of source), attribute |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling or distress |
| enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a source of action in an authorized way; to prohibit |
| expedite | to make easy, cause to progress faster |
| expiate | to make amends, make up for; to avert |
| ferment | a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| nominal | existing in name only, not real;to small to be considered or taken |
| noncommittal | not 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 |
| 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 |
| wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |