Sadlier Oxford Level F Unit 2 Flashcards
Acculturation
The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture
Abominate
Find repugnant
Adventitious
Associated by chance and not an integral part
Ascribe
Attribute or credit to
Circuitous
Deviating from a straight course
Commiserate
To feel or express sympathy or compassion
Enjoin
Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Expedite
Process fast and efficiently
Expiate
Make amends for
Ferment
Cause to undergo fermentation
Inadvertent
Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
Nominal
Relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
Noncommittal
Refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
Peculate
Appropriate (as property entrusted to ones cate) fraudulently to ones own use
Proclivity
A natural inclination
Sang-froid
Great coolness and composure under strain
Seditious
Arousing to action or rebellion
Tenuous
Very thin in gauge or diameter
Vitriolic
Harsh or corrosive in tone
Wheedle
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering