vocab unit III

Question 1

Abominate

Answer 1

To have intense dislike or hatred for

Question 2

Acculturation

Answer 2

assimilation into a different culture

Question 3

adventitious

Answer 3

accident that ended well

Question 4

ascribe

Answer 4

to assign or refer to/ blame

Question 5

circuitous

Answer 5

a route longer than the most direct route

Question 6

commiserate

Answer 6

group of people; have pity or sorrow for

Question 7

enjoin

Answer 7

to direct or order someone to do something

Question 8

expedite

Answer 8

cause progress to be faster/easier

Question 9

expiate

Answer 9

to make up for something/atone something

Question 10

ferment

Answer 10

a state of great excitement

Question 11

inadvertent

Answer 11

accident that ends badly

Question 12

nominal

Answer 12

existing in name only, not real, or too small to be taken seriously

Question 13

noncommittal

Answer 13

someone being not decisive/definite

Question 14

peculate

Answer 14

to steal something

Question 15

proclivity

Answer 15

a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (second nature)

Question 16

sangfroid

Answer 16

composure or coolness

Question 17

seditious

Answer 17

resistant to lawful authority

Question 18

tenuous

Answer 18

weak or slight

Question 19

vitriolic

Answer 19

bitter, sarcastic

Question 20

wheedle

Answer 20

to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end