Vocab

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Abominate

Back 1

verb (used with object),
1.
to regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor.
2.
to dislike strongly.

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Commiserate

Back 2

verb (used with object)
1.
to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
verb (used without object)
2.
to sympathize (usually followed by with ): They commiserated with him over the loss of his job.

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Inadvertent

Back 3

adjective
1.
unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
2.
not attentive; heedless.
3.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by lack of attention.

Front 4

Sangfroid

Back 4

noun
1.
the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group.
2.
the result of this process.

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Enjoin

Back 5

verb (used with object)
1.
to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis: The doctor enjoined a strict diet.
2.
to direct or order to do something: He was enjoined to live more frugally.
3.
Law. to prohibit or restrain by an injunction.

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Nominal

Back 6

adjective
1.
being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
2.
(of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with theactual value; minimal.
3.
of, pertaining to, or constituting a name or names.
4.
Grammar .
a.
of, pertaining to, or producing a noun or nouns: a nominal suffix.
b.
functioning as or like a noun.
5.
assigned to a person by name: nominal shares of stock.

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Seditious

Back 7

adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of sedition.
2.
given to or guilty of sedition.

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Adventitious

Back 8

adjective
1.
associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic.
2.
Botany, Zoology . appearing in an abnormal or unusual position or place, as a root.

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Expedite

Back 9

verb (used with object)
1.
to speed up the progress of; hasten: to expedite shipments.
2.
to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business; dispatch: to expedite one's duties.
3.
to issue or dispatch, as an official document or letter.

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Noncommittal

Back 10

adjective
not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senatorgave us a noncommittal answer.

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Tenuous

Back 11

adjective
1.
thin or slender in form, as a thread.
2.
lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument.
3.
thin in consistency; rare or rarefied.
4.
of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial: He holds a rather tenuous position in history.
5.
lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account of his past life.

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Ascribe

Back 12

1.
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to thePhoenicians.
2.
to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic: They ascribed courage to me forsomething I did out of sheer panic.

Expiate- verb (used with object), ex•pi•at•ed, ex•pi•at•ing.
to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate one's crimes.

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Peculate

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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), pec•u•lat•ed, pec•u•lat•ing.
to steal or take dishonestly (money, especially public funds, or property entrusted to one's care);embezzle.

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vitriolic

Back 14

1.
of, pertaining to, or resembling vitriol.
2.
obtained from vitriol.
3.
very caustic; scathing: vitriolic criticism.

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Circuitous

Back 15

adjective
roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.

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Ferment

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noun
1.
Also called organized ferment. any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certainbacteria, that cause fermentation.
2.
Also called unorganized ferment. an enzyme.
3.
fermentation.
4.
agitation; unrest; excitement; commotion; tumult: The new painters worked in a creative ferment. Thecapital lived in a political ferment.

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Proclivity

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noun, plural
natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.

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Wheedle

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verb (used with object)
1.
to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedledhim incessantly, but he would not consent.
2.
to persuade (a person) by such words or acts: She wheedled him into going with her.
3.
to obtain (something) by artful persuasions: I wheedled a new car out of my father.