| A | B |
|---|
| abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
| acculturation | the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend |
| adventitious | resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
| ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source of), attribute |
| circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
| commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow |
| enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way |
| expedite | to make easy |
| ferment | a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence |
| inadvertent | resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
| expiate | to make amends |
| nominal | existing in name only, not real |
| noncommittal | not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
| peculate | to steal something that has been given into one's trust |
| proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
| sangfroid | composure or coolness |
| seditious | resistant to lawful authority |
| tenuous | thin, slender, not dense |
| vitriolic | bitter,sarcastic |
| wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
