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abominate
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to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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acculturation
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the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
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adventitious
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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital
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ascribe
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to assign or refer to (as a cause or source); attribute
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circuitous
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roundabout; not direct
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commiserate
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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
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enjoin
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to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
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expedite
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to make easy, cause to progress faster
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expiate
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to make amends, atone, makeu p for; to ward off or avert
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ferment
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1. (n) a state of great excitement; agitation, or turbulence or 2. (v) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
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