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Unit 3 vocab
Vocab
| 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 another group |
| adventitious | resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize with |
| enjoin | to direct or order |
| expedite | to make easy |
| expiate | to make amends |
| ferment | a state of great excitement |
| 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 |
| sangfroid | composure or coolness 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 |