Ch. 3 Flashcards

1
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Abominate

A

(V) having and intense hatred

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2
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Acculturation

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(N) adaptation

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3
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Adventitious

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(Adj) resulting from chance, not essential

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4
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Ascribe

A

(V) to assign

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5
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Circuitous

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(Adj) roundabout

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6
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Commiserate

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(V) to sympathize

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7
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Enjoin

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(V) to direct or order, to prohibit

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8
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Expedite

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(V) to make easy or progress faster

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9
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Expiate

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(V) To make amends

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10
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Ferment

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(N) a state of great excitement

To produce alcohol

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11
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Inadvertent

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(Adj) accidental

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12
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Nominal

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(Adj) not taken seriously

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13
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Noncommittal

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(Adj) not decisive

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14
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Peculate

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(V) to steal selfishly

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15
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Proclivity

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(N) a natural tendency

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16
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Sangfroid

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(N) poise

17
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Seditious

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(Adj) resistant to lawful authority

18
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Tenuous

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(Adj) thin, lacking clarity

19
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Vitriolic

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(Adj) bitter, sarcastic

20
Q

Wheedle

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(V) to sweet-talk or kiss up