vocab chap 3

Question 1

abominate

Answer 1

to have an intense dislike or hatred for

Question 2

acculturation

Answer 2

the modification of social patterns, traits or structures of one group by contact with another

Question 3

adventitious

Answer 3

happening from chance rather than from an inherit cause or character. accidental

Question 4

ascribe

Answer 4

to assign or refer to

Question 5

circuitous

Answer 5

roundabout, not direct

Question 6

commiserate

Answer 6

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

Question 7

enjoin

Answer 7

to direct or order, to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way `

Question 8

expedite

Answer 8

to make easy, cause to progress faster

Question 9

expiate

Answer 9

to make amends, to make up for

Question 10

ferment

Answer 10

a state of great excitement, agitation or turbulence. to be in or wrk in such a state. to produce alcohol by chemical action

Question 11

inadvertent

Answer 11

resulting from or marked by lack of attention, unintentional, accidental.

Question 12

nominal

Answer 12

existing in name only, not real, to small to be considered or taken seriously

Question 13

noncommittal

Answer 13

not decisive or permanent, unwilling to take a firm position

Question 14

peculate

Answer 14

to steal something that had been given into someones trust, to take improperly for ones use

Question 15

proclivity

Answer 15

a natural or habitual inclination or tendency, especially human characteristics or behavior

Question 16

sangfroid

Answer 16

composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

Question 17

seditious

Answer 17

resistant to lawful authority, having the purpose of overthrowing n existing government

Question 18

tenuous

Answer 18

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

Question 19

vitriolic

Answer 19

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

Question 20

wheedle

Answer 20

to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end.