unit 3 vocab 10th gd

Question 1

Ascribe

Answer 1

(v) to assign or refer to as a cause or source, attribute

syn: credit

Question 2

Circuitous

Answer 2

(adj) roundabout, not direct

syn: indirect, meandering, winding

Question 3

Commiserate

Answer 3

(v) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
syn: feel sorry for, empathize

Question 4

Enjoin

Answer 4

(v) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
syn: bid, charge, command, adjure

Question 5

Expedite

Answer 5

(v) to make easy, cause to progress faster

Syn: accelerate, facilitate, speed up

Question 6

Expiate

Answer 6

(v) to make amends, make up for; to avert

Syn: redeem, make amends for…

Question 7

Ferment

Answer 7

(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- you can let a thought ferment before you speak it
Syn: (n) commotion, turmoil, unrest

Question 8

Inadvertent

Answer 8

(adj) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional accidental
syn: accidental, unconsidered

Question 9

Nominal

Answer 9

(adj) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously.
syn: trifling, inconsequential

Question 10

Noncommital

Answer 10

(adj) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position-cant commit
syn: playing it safe, uninformative

Question 11

Peculate

Answer 11

(v) to steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use (Ex. charities that say their money will go to children but they use the money for themselves)
syn: embezzle, misappropriate

Question 12

Proclivity

Answer 12

(n) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency(especially of human character or behavior) EX. u have a proclivity to be nice
syn: penchant, propensity

Question 13

Sangfroid(sang-fraw)

Answer 13

(n) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances. Ex. doing things with confidence
syn: poise, self-assured

Question 14

seditious

Answer 14

(adj) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government
syn: mutinous, rebellious

Question 15

tenuous

Answer 15

(adj) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness of slight importance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported. EX. they’re argument was very tenuous, not supported by a lot of facts/detail
syn: flimsy, vague, hazy

Question 16

vitriolic

Answer 16

(adj) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting(like a strong acid) EX. the vitriolic that came out of they’re mouth was very insulting
syn: withering, aerobic, mordant

Question 17

Wheedle

Answer 17

(v) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

syn: cajole, inveigle, sweet-talk

Question 18

Adventitous

Answer 18

(adj) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential
syn: extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous

Question 19

Acculturation

Answer 19

(n) the modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of one group/society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
Syn: adaption

Question 20

Abominate

Answer 20

(v) to have an intense dislike or hatred for

Syn: loathe, despise,