Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 3
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Vocabulary Workshop Level F Unit 3 Wordlist
- abominate
(v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for - inadvertent
(adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental - acculturation
(n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend - nominal
(adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously - adventitious
(adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital - noncommittal
(adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position - ascribe
(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute - peculate
(v.) to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use - circuitous
(adj.) roundabout, not direct - proclivity
(n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) - commiserate
(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress - sangfroid
(n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances - enjoin
(v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit - seditious
(adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government - expedite
(v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster - tenuous
(adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported - expiate
(v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert - vitriolic
(adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) - ferment
(n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence (v.) to be in or work into a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; to produce something by chemical action - wheedle
(v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end