| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abominate | (V) to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| abominate (a) | relish, savor, cherish, esteen |
| abominte (s) | loathe, abhor, despise, detest |
| acculturation | (N) the modification of the social patterns, traits or sturctures of one group or society by conact with those of another; the resultant blend |
| acculturation (s) | adaptation |
| adventitious | (adj) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) aquired, no congenital (inherited) |
| adventitious (a) | essential, intrinsic iniherent, furtutious |
| adventitious (s) | extrinsic, incidental, fou |
| ascribe | (v) to assign or refer to (as a cause) |
| ascribe(s) | impute, credit, attribute |
| circuitous | (ad) roundabout, not directo |
| circuitous (a) | straight, direct, as the crow flies |
| circuitous(s) | indirect, meandering, winding |
| commiserate | (v) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
| commiserate(s) | feel sorry for, empathize |
| commiserate(a) | feel NO sympathy for |
| enjoin | (v) to direct or order, to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way ; to prohibit |
| enjoin(s) | bid, charge, command, adjure |
| enjoin (a) | allow, permit |
| expedite | (v) to make easy, cause to progress faster |
| expedite(s) | accelerate, facilitate, speed up |
| expedite(a) | hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct |
| expiate | (V) to make amends, make up for, to avert |
| expiate(s) | redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation |
| ferment | (n) in a state of great excitement , agitation, or turbulence; (verb) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
| ferment(s) | commotion, turmoil, unrest |
| ferment(a) | peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity |
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