Vocab pt 3

Question 1

abominate

Answer 1

an intense dislike or hatred for

Question 2

acculturation

Answer 2

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

Question 3

adventitious

Answer 3

resulting from chance rather than inherent causea

Question 4

ascribe

Answer 4

to assign or refer to as a cause or a source

Question 5

circuitous

Answer 5

round about, not direct

Question 6

commenserate

Answer 6

to sympathize, have pity, or sorrow for

Question 7

enjoin

Answer 7

to direct or order; prohibit

Question 8

expidite

Answer 8

to make easy, cause to progress faster

Question 9

expiate

Answer 9

to make amends, to make up for, to avert

Question 10

ferment

Answer 10

a state of excitement, agitation, or turbulence / to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical reaction

Question 11

inadvertent

Answer 11

resulting from or marked by a lack of attention

Question 12

nominal

Answer 12

existing on name only, not real, to small to be considered seriously

Question 13

noncommital

Answer 13

not decisive or definite, unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

Question 14

peculate

Answer 14

to steal something that has been given in ones trust, to take improperly for ones own use

Question 15

proclivity

Answer 15

a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

Question 16

sangfroid

Answer 16

composure or coolness, in trying times

Question 17

seditious

Answer 17

resistant to lawful authority

Question 18

tenuous

Answer 18

thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity, sharpness, sound basis; poorly supported

Question 19

vitriolic

Answer 19

bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting

Question 20

wheedle

Answer 20

to use coaxing or flattery to get some desired end