Unit 3 Flashcards

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Abominate

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To have an intense dislike or hatred for

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Acculturate

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Modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of one group by contact of another

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Adventitious

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Resulting from chance

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Ascribe

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To assign or refer to, attribute

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5
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Circuitous

A

Roundabout

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Commiserate

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To sympathize with

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Enjoin

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To direct or order

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Expedite

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To make easy

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Expiate

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To make amends

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10
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Ferment

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state of great excitement

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Inadvertent

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Resulting from or marked by lack of attention

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12
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Nominal

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Existing in name only

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13
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Noncommittal

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Not decisive or defnite

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14
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Peculate

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To steal something that’s been given into ones trust

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15
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Proclivity

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A natural or habitual inclination or tendency

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16
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Sangfroid

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Composure or coolness

17
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Seditious

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Resistant to lawful authority

18
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Tenuous

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Thin, slender, not dense

19
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Vitriolic

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Bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting

20
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Wheedle

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To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end