Vocab 1/13

Question 1

demanding strict attention torules and procedures

Answer 1

stringent

Question 2

someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

Answer 2

interloper

Question 3

make amends for or atone for a wrong you or someone else has committed

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expiate

Question 4

to make it go faster or speed up the process

Answer 4

expedite

Question 5

you really, really, hate it. find repungnant

Answer 5

abominate

Question 6

attribute or credit to

Answer 6

ascribe

Question 7

a word you use to talk about things that “just kind of happen,” not because they just come along

Answer 7

adventitious

Question 8

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

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enjoin

Question 9

to feel or express sympathy or compassion

Answer 9

commiserate

Question 10

the adoption of the behavior patterns of your surrounding culture

Answer 10

acculteration

Question 11

deviating from a straight course

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circuitous

Question 12

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

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ferment

Question 13

harsh or corrosive in tone

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vitrolic

Question 14

influence or urge by gentle urging caressing or flattering

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wheedle

Question 15

to steal private property

Answer 15

peculate