Vocab 2 U3

Question 1

v) to have intense dislike or hatred for

Answer 1

abominate

Question 2

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

Answer 2

acculturation

Question 3

adj) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital

Answer 3

adventitious

Question 4

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

Answer 4

ascribe

Question 5

adj) roundabout, not direct

Answer 5

circuitous

Question 6

v) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling or distress

Answer 6

commiserate

Question 7

v) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

Answer 7

enjoin

Question 8

v) to make easy, cause to progress faster

Answer 8

expedite

Question 9

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

Answer 9

expiate

Question 10

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

Answer 10

ferment

Question 11

adj) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

Answer 11

inadvertent

Question 12

adj) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

Answer 12

nominal

Question 13

adj) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position

Answer 13

noncommittal

Question 14

v) to steal something that has been given into ones trust; to take improperly for ones own use

Answer 14

peculate

Question 15

n) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

Answer 15

proclivity

Question 16

n) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

Answer 16

sangfroid

Question 17

adj) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

Answer 17

seditious

Question 18

asj) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

Answer 18

tenuous

Question 19

adj) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

Answer 19

vitriolic

Question 20

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

Answer 20

wheedle