vocab unit 3
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jamiepav33 on November 22, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abominate | (v.) extreme hatred, loathing:something despised; to have an intense hatred or dislike for |
| acculturation | (n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
| adventitious | (adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
| ascribe | (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
| circuitous | (adj.) roundabout, not direct, indirect, meandering, winding |
| commiserate | (v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress, to feel sorry for, empathize |
| enjoin | (v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit, bid, charge, command |
| expedite | (v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster, accelerate, facilitate, speed up |
| ferment | (n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; commotion, turmoil, unrest; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
| expiate | (v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert, redeem, make amends for, atone |
| inadvertent | (adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental, unconsidered |
| nominal | (adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously, token, inconsequential |
| noncommittal | (adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no, playing it safe |
| peculate | (v.) to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use, embezzle, defraud, misappropriate |
| proclivity | (n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) PENCHANT AND PROPENSITY |
| sangfroid | n. composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances, poise, self-assurance, equinimity |
| seditious | (adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government, rebellious |
| tenuous | (adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
| vitriolic | (adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid), withering, acerbic, mordant |
| wheedle | (v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end, sweet-talk, inveigle, cajole |
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