Unit 3 Vocab

Question 1

Abominate

Answer 1

To have an intense dislike or hatred for

Question 2

Acculturation

Answer 2

the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend

Question 3

Adventitious

Answer 3

Resulting from chance rather than from character, accidental but positive

Question 4

Ascribe

Answer 4

To assign or refer to, attribute

Question 5

Circuitous

Answer 5

Roundabout, not direct

Question 6

commiserate

Answer 6

To sympathize with, have pity for

Question 7

enjoin

Answer 7

To direct or order, to prohibit

Question 8

expedite

Answer 8

To make easy, cause to progress faster

Question 9

ferment

Answer 9

A state of great excitement, agitation, turbulence. To incite or stir up

Question 10

expiate

Answer 10

To make amends, make up for

Question 11

Inadvertent

Answer 11

Resulting from lack of attention, unintentional

Question 12

Nominal

Answer 12

Not real, too small to be taken seriously

Question 13

noncommittal

Answer 13

Not decisive or definite, unwilling to take a position

Question 14

Peculate

Answer 14

To steal something that has been given into ones trust, “finders keepers”

Question 15

proclivity

Answer 15

A natural tendency, human nature

Question 16

Seditious

Answer 16

Resistant to lawful authority, a rebel trying to overthrow the government

Question 16

sangfroid

Answer 16

Composure or coolness, especially in difficult times

Question 17

Tenuous

Answer 17

Thin, slender, poorly supported

Question 17

Vitriolic

Answer 17

Bitter, sarcastic, strong acid

Question 18

Wheedle

Answer 18

To use flattery to gain something