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20 Cards in this Set
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abominate
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v. to have intense dislike for
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acculturation
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n.groups adapting to one another
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adventitious
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adj. resulting from chance, accidental
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ascribe
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v. to assign or refer to
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circitous
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adj. roundabout, not direct
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commiserate
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v. to sympathize with, ahve pity/sorrow
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enjoin
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v. to direct or order, to prohibit
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expediate
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v. to make easy,to progress faster
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expiate
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v. to make amends
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ferment
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n. state of great excitement, agitation, turbulance
v. to make alcohol |
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inadvertent
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adj. resulting from lack of attention, unintential, accidental
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nominal
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adj. existing in name only, not real, too small
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noncommittal
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adj. not decisive or definate, unwilling to say yes or no
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peculate
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v. to steal something given
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proclivity
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n. natural inclination or tendency
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sangfroid
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n. composure or coolness
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seditious
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adj. resistant to lawful authority, overthrowing gov
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tenuous
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adj. thin, slender, lacking clarity or importance, poorly supported
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vitrolic
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adj. bitter, sarcastic,
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wheedle
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v. to use coaxing or flattery to gain some end
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