Unit 3 Vocabulary (simple terms) Flashcards

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Sangfroid

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Coolness

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Seditious

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resistant to lawful authority

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3
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Peculate

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to steal something

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proclivity

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habitual inclination

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expiate

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to make up for

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tenuous

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thin

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vitriolic

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bitter

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wheedle

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to use flattery to gain

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9
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acculturation

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modification of social patterns

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expedite

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to make easy

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adventitious

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resulting from chance

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12
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abominate

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intense dislike

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13
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circuitous

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roundabout

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14
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ascribe

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to assign

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enjoin

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to direct/order

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commiserate

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to sympathize with

17
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nominal

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existing in name only

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ferment

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great excitement

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noncommittal

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not decisive

20
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inadvertent

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resulting from lack of attention