Unit 3: Odds

Question 1

Abominate

Answer 1

(V) to have an intense dislike or hatred for

Question 2

Adventitious

Answer 2

(Adj) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital

Question 3

Circuitous

Answer 3

(Adj) roundabout, not direct

Question 4

Enjoin

Answer 4

(V) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

Question 5

Expiate

Answer 5

(V) to make amends, make up for; to avert

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Question 6

Inadvertent

Answer 6

(Adj) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

Question 7

Noncommittal

Answer 7

(Adj) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

Question 8

Proclivity:

Answer 8

(N) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

Question 9

Seditious

Answer 9

(Adj) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of other-throwing an established government.

Question 10

Vitriolic

Answer 10

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