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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

to make easy, cause to progress faster

expediate

to have an intense dislike or hatred for

abominate

to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute

ascribe

resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital

adventitious

to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit

enjoin

to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

commiserate

the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contacts with those of another; the resultant blend

acculturation

roundabout, not direct

circuitous

a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence


to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action

ferment

bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

vitriolic

to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

wheedle

to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use

peculate

a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

proclivity

existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

nominal

resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

seditious

thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound bases, poorly supported

tenuous

not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

noncommital

composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

sangfroid

resulting from or marked by lack of attention, unintentional, accidental

inadvertent