English vocab ch. 3

5 Written Questions

1. roundabout, not direct
2. to make easily, cause to progress faster
3. to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress (feel sorry for)
4. to make amends, make up for; to advert
5. a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

5 Matching Questions

1. peculate
2. ascribe
3. abominate
4. ferment
5. enjoin

1. a to steal something that has been given into ones trust; to make inproperly fro ones own use
2. b a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; to be in or work into suck a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
3. c to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in a authoritative way; to prohibit (command)
4. d to have an intense dislike or hatred for
5. e to assign or refer to, attribute

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. not decisive or definate; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no (uninformative)
   1. noncommittal
   2. nominal
   3. abominate
   4. commiserate
2. thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported (vague)
   1. enjoin
   2. circuitous
   3. tenuous
   4. seditious
3. bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (withering)
   1. seditious
   2. enjoin
   3. vitriolic
   4. ascribe
4. existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
   1. abominate
   2. enjoin
   3. nominal
   4. noncommittal
5. composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances
   1. enjoin
   2. tenuous
   3. sangfroid
   4. seditious

5 True/False Questions

1. wheedle → to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end (sweet-talk)

   True        False

2. seditious → resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government (rebellious)

   True        False

3. adventitious → resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause of character; accidental; acquired, not congenital (incidental)

   True        False

4. inadvertent → resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

   True        False

5. acculturation → the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group of society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend (blending cultures)

   True        False