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39 Cards in this Set

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Abominate
to have an intense dislike or hatred for
Acculturation
the modifications of social patterns traits or structures of one gorupor society by contact with those of another; theresultant blend
Adventitious
resulting from chance rather than from and inherent cfause or character, accidental not essential
Ascribe
toassign or refer to as a cause or source attribute
Circuitous
Roundabout not direct
Commiserate
to sympathize with hve pity or sorrow for share a felling of distress
Enjoin
to direct or sorder to perscribe a course of action in an authoritative way to prohibit
Expedite
to make easy cause to progress faster
Expiate
to make amends to make up for to avert
Ferment
a state of great excitment
to produce alcohol
Inadvertent
resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional accidental
Nomial
existing in mane only not real too small to be considerd or taken seriously
Noncommittal
not decisive or definite unwilling to take a clear position or to sya yes or no
Peculate
to steal someting that has been given into one's trust
Proclivity
a naturalor habitual inclination or tendency
Sangfroid
Composure or coolness especially i trying curcumstances
Tenuous
thin slender not dense lacking a sound basis poorly supported
Vitriolic
bitter sarcastic highlu caustic or biting
Wheedle
to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
Affable
Courteous and pleasant sociable easy to speak to
Aggrandize
to increase with greatness power of wealth to build op or intensity to make appear greater
Amorpous
shapeless without definite form
Aura
that which surrounds (atmosphere) a distinctive air or personal quality
Contraband
illegal traffic smuggled goods
Erudite
scholarly learned bookish
Gossamer
thin light delicate insubstantial (n) thin light cloth
Infer
to find out by reasoningto arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought
inscrutable
incapable of being understood impossible to see through physically
Insular
relating to charactersitic of situated on an island narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
Irrevocable
incapable of being changed or called back
Propensity
a natural inclination or predilection toward
Querulous
peevish complaining threatfull
remonstrate
to argue or plead with someone against something protest against
repudiate
to disown refect or deny the validity of
Resilient
able to return to an original shape or form able to recover quickly
Re-verberate
to re-echo resound to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
Scurrilous
coursily abusive vulgar or low foul mouthed
Sedulous
persistant showing industry and determination
Sleazy
thin of flimsy in texture chap shoddy