Level F, Unit Three: Definitions
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dparker on October 23, 2008
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Level F Vocabulary, 10 Honors - Helbig - Danville
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| acculturation | modification of social patterns of one group by contact with those of another |
| adventitious | resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for |
| enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action |
| expedite | to make easy, cause to progress faster |
| expiate | to make amends, make up for, to avert |
| ferment | a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by lack of attention, unintentional |
| nominal | existing in name only, not real |
| noncommittal | not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position |
| peculate | to steal something that has been given into one's trust |
| proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
| 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 |
| vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting |
| wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
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