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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; the resultant blend |
| Adventitious | Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; acquired, not congenital |
| Ascribe | To assign or refer to, 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; to 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 from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| Nominal | Existing in name only, not real, too small to be considered or taken seriously |
| Noncommittal | Not decisive or definite, unwilling to take a clear position |
| Peculate | To steal something that has been given into one's trust, to take improperly for one's 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 |