Vocab Unit 3 Flashcards
(N)
The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
Acculturation
(v)
To have an intense dislike or hatred for
Abominate
(adj)
resulting form chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essencial; (medicine) acquired, not congenital
adventitious
(v)
to assign or refer to (as a cause or source) attribute
ascribe
(adj)
roundabout, not direct
circuitous
(v)
to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
commiserate
(v)
to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
enjoin
(v)
to make easy, cause to progress faster
expedite
(v)
to make amends, make up for ; to avert
expiate
(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
ferment
(adj)
resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
inadvertent
(adj)
existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
nominal
(adj)
not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position
noncommittal
(v)
to steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use
peculate
(n)
a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavoir)
proclivity
