| 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; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling or 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 |
| 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 |
| nominal | existing in name only, not real; to small to be considered or taken seriously |
| noncommittal | not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
| 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 behavior) |
| 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 or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) |
| wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
| allusion | passing reference or indirect mention |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| paternal | fatherly, describes tone |
| exhortative | giving strong encouragement: describes tone |
| contemptuous | hateful or scornful: describes tone |
| ingratiating | charming, agreeable, pleasing:describes tone |
| detached | emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent: describes tone |
| parallelism | state of being parallel; similarity; analogy |
| jargon | specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject |
| dialect | the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people |
| alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
| assonance | the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words |
| onomatopoeia | using words that imitate the sound they denote |
| mnemonic | of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory |
| euphemism | an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive |
| expiate | to make amends, make up for; to avert |
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