Vocab F3 Flashcards

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To feel great hatred for (someone or something)

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Abominate

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socialization; the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture, to fit in

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Acculturation

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3
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Happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature

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Adventitious

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4
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attribute something to (a cause)

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Ascribe

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5
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(Of a route or journey) Longer than the most direct way

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Circuitous

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6
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Express or feel sympathy or pity/ sympathize

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Commiserate

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7
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Instruct or urge (someone) to do something

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Enjoined

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8
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make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly

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Expedite

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9
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Atone for (guilt or sin)

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Expiate

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10
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Incite or stir up

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Ferment

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11
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Not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning

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Inadvertent

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12
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(of a role or status) existing in name only

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Nominal

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13
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Not expressing or revealing commitment to a definite opinion or course of action.

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Noncommittal

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14
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Filter gradually through a porous surface or substance

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Pecolate

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15
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A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing

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Proclivity

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16
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Composure or coolness, sometimes excessive as shown in danger or under trying circumstances

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Sangfroid

17
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inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch

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seditious

18
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Very weak or slight

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Tenuous

19
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Filled with bitter criticism or malice

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Vitriolic

20
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employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something

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Wheedle