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abominate | to havce 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 casue or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
ascribe | to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
circuitous | roundabout, not direct |
commiserate | to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
enjoin | to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
expiate | to make easy, cause to progress faster |
expedite | to make amends, make up for; to avert |
ferment | a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulance; to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
inadvertent | resulting fomr or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental |
nominal | existing in only name, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
noncommital | not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
peculate | to steal something that hs been giben into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
proclivity | a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior |
sanfroid | composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
seditious | resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established governmetn |
tenuous | thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported |
vitriolic | bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) |
wheedle | to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |