Unit 3 Vocabulary Workshop
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- to have an intense dislike or hatred for
- abominate
- the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
- acculturation
- resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital
- adventitious
- to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
- ascribe
- roundabout, not direct
- circuitous
- to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
- commiserate
- to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
- enjoin
- to make easy, cause progress faster
- expedite
- to make amends, make up for; to avert
- expiate
- (n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
- ferment
- resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
- inadvertent
- existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
- nominal
- not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no
- noncommittal
- to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use
- peculate
- a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)
- proclivity
- composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances
- sangfroid
- resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government
- seditious
- thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
- tenuous
- bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
- vitriolic
- to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
- wheedle