Unit 3

Question 0

Acculturation

Answer 0

The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group of or society by contact with those of another.

Question 1

Abominate

Answer 1

To have an intense dislike or hatred for

Question 2

Adventitious

Answer 2

Resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character

Question 3

Ascribe

Answer 3

To assign or refer to

Question 4

Circuitous

Answer 4

Roundabout, not direct

Question 5

Commiserate

Answer 5

To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

Question 6

Enjoin

Answer 6

To direct or order

Question 7

Expedite

Answer 7

To make easy, cause to progress faster

Question 8

Expiate

Answer 8

To make amends, make up for

Question 9

Ferment

Answer 9

A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence

Question 10

Inadvertent

Answer 10

Resulting from or marked by lack of attention

Question 11

Nominal

Answer 11

Existing in name only

Question 12

Noncommittal

Answer 12

Not decisive or definite

Question 13

Peculiar

Answer 13

To steal something that has been given into one’s trust

Question 14

Proclivity

Answer 14

A natural or habitual inclination or tendency

Question 15

Sangfroid

Answer 15

Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

Question 16

Seditious

Answer 16

Resistant to lawful authority

Question 17

Tenuous

Answer 17

Thin, slender, not dense

Question 18

Vitriolic

Answer 18

Bitter, sarcastic

Question 19

Wheedle

Answer 19

To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end