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bkhs 11/F unit 3
sadlier-oxford vocab workshop level f unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| acculturation | the modification of the social patterns or traits of one group by another |
| adventitious | resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character, accidental |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity |
| enjoin | to direct or order in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
| expedite | to make easy |
| expiate | to made amends, make up for |
| ferment | a state of great excitement; agitation |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by a lack of attention, accidental |
| 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 |
| seditious | resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
| tenuous | thin, slender, poorly supported |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic |
| wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain something |