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vocabulary from advanced english 3
| word | part of speech and definition |
|---|---|
| seditious | adj. dictatorlike, resisting lawful authority |
| peculate | verb. to embezzle or to defraud |
| proclivity | noun. natural inclination, curious, habitual tendency |
| adventitious | adj. resulting from chance, nonessential |
| tenuous | adj. slender, slight significance, vague, unclear |
| vitriolic | adj. bitter, sarcastic, biting, acrid |
| noncommittal | adj. not definite, neutral |
| commiserate | verb. to have pity for, empathize |
| ferment | noun or verb. turbulent change or to make alcohol by chemical process |
| expiate | verb. to avert, to make better, redeem, compensate |
| expediate | verb, to make faster , speed up, facilitate |
| enjoin | verb. to prohibit, to forbid, to direct or impose with authority |
| circuitous | adj. roundabout, nondirect |
| ascribe | verb. to assign to, refer to, credit |
| acculturation | noun, accepting a culture, social patterns, traits, adaptation |
| abominate | verb. to loath, to intensly hate, detest, abhor |
| wheedle | verb. to show flattery, sweet talk, brow bear |
| nominal | adj. too small to be considered, not real, triffling, inconsequencial |
| inadvertent | adj. unintentional, accidental |
| sangfroid | noun. aplomb, poised, self assured |