List 3DS Flashcards
(v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for
Syn: loathe, abhor, despise, detest
Ant: relish, savor, cherish, esteem
Abominate
(n.) the modification of the social pattern, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
Syn: adaptation
Acculturation
(Adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital
Syn: extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous
Ant: essential, intrinsic, inherent, congenital
Adventitious
(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
Syn: impute, credit, attribute
Ascribe
(adj.) roundabout, not direct
Syn: indirect, meandering, winding
Ant: straight, direct, as the crow flies
Circuitous
(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
Syn: feel sorry for, empathize
Ant: feel no sympathy for
Commiserate
(v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
Syn: bid, charge, command, adjure
Ant: allow, permit
Enjoin
(v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster
Syn: accelerate, facilitate, speed up
Ant: hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct
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Expedite
(v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert
Syn: redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation
Expiate
(n.) a state of great excitement agitation, or turbulende; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
Syn: (n.) commotion, turmoil, unrest
Ant(n.) peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity
Ferment
(adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional accidental
Syn: accidental, unconsidered
Ant: deliberate, intentional, premeditated
Inadvertent
(adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
Syn: titular, token, trifling, inconsequential
Ant: real, actual, exorbitant, excessive
Nominal
( adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no
Syn: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close,, to the vest
Ant: positive, definite, committed
Noncommittal
(v.) to steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use
Syn: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate
Peculate
(n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency ( especially of human character or behavior )
Syn: natural bent, penchant, propensity
Ant: inability or incapability
Proclivity
