9a, 3 and 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abominate | (v.) To have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| acculturation | (n.) the resultant blend |
| adventitious | (adj.) accidental, not essential |
| ascribe | (v.) To assign or refer to |
| circuitous | (adj.) not direct |
| commiserate | (v.) To sympathize with |
| enjoin | (v.) to direct or order |
| expedite | (v.) to make easy |
| expiate | (v.) to avert |
| ferment | (n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (v.) to be in or work into such a state |
| inadvertent | (adj.) accidental |
| nominal | (adj.) not real |
| noncommittal | (adj.) Not decisive or definite |
| peculate | (v.) to take improperly for one's own use |
| proclivity | (n.) A natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
| sangfroid | (n.) Composure or coolness |
| seditious | (adj.) Resistant to lawful authority |
| tenuous | (adj.) Thin, slender |
| vitriolic | (adj.) bitter, sarcastic |
| wheedle | (v) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
| anomalous | (adj.) abnormal |
| aspersion | (n.) a damaging or derogatory statement |
| bizarre | (adj.) unusual |
| brusque | (adj.) abrupt |
| cajole | (v.) to coax |
| castigate | (v.) to punish severely |
| contrive | (v.) invent |
| demagogue | (n.) a leader who exploits popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| disabuse | (v.) to free from deception or error |
| ennui | (n.) boredom |
| fetter | (n.) a chain or shackle placed on the feet (v.) to chain or shackle |
| heinous | (adj.) hateful |
| immutable | (adj.) constant |
| insurgent | (n.) one who rebels against authority; (adj.) rising in revolt |
| megalomania | (n.) a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent |
| sinecure | (n.) an easy job |
| surreptitious | (adj.) stealthy, secret |
| transgress | (v.) to sin |
| transmute | (v.) to change from one form to another |
| vicarious | (adj.) performed, suffered |
| abate | (v.) to nullify |
| adulation | (n.) praise or flattery that is excessive |
| anathema | (n.) An object of intense dislike |
| astute | (adj.) shrewd, crafty |
| avarice | (n.) a greedy desire |
| culpable | (adj.) deserving blame |
| dilatory | (adj.) not prompt |
| egregious | (adj.) conspicuous |
| equivocate | (v.) to be deliberately vague |
| evanescent | (adj.) light and airy |
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