| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| Acculturation | the modification of the social patterns, traits, or stuctures of one group or society by contact with those of another, the resultant blend |
| Adventitious | resulting from chance rather then 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, nor direct |
| Commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
| Enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
| Expedite | to make easy, to cause to progress faster |
| Expiate | to make amends, make up for; to avert |
| Ferment | a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; to be in or work in 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; too 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 in 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 |
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