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Vocabulary

Unit 3

QuestionAnswer
Expiate To make amends,atone, make up for; to ward off or avert
Expedite To make easy, cause to progress faster
Abominate To have an intense dislike or hatred for
Ascribe To assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
Adventitous Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital
Enjoin To direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
Commiserate To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
Acculturation The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
Circuitous Roundabout, not direct
Ferment A state of great excitement, agitation or turbulence; To be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
Vitriolic Bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
Wheedle To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
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 (especially of human character or behavoir)
Nominal Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
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 or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
Noncommital Not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no
Sangfroid Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances
Inadvertent Resulting from or marked by lack or attention; unintentional, accidental
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