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20 Cards in this Set
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to make amends, atone, make up for; to ward off or avert |
expiate |
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to make easy, cause to progress faster |
expediate |
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to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
abominate |
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to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute |
ascribe |
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resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital |
adventitious |
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to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit |
enjoin |
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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress |
commiserate |
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the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contacts with those of another; the resultant blend |
acculturation |
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roundabout, not direct |
circuitous |
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a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
ferment |
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bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) |
vitriolic |
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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
wheedle |
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to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use |
peculate |
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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) |
proclivity |
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existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously |
nominal |
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resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government |
seditious |
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thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound bases, poorly supported |
tenuous |
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not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no |
noncommital |
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composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances |
sangfroid |
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resulting from or marked by lack of attention, unintentional, accidental |
inadvertent |