Vocab Unit 3

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abominate

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to have an intense dislike or hatred for

Hint 1

(loath, abhor)

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acculturation

Back 2

the modification of social patterns, trait, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another, the resultant blend

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adaptation

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adventitious

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resulting from chance rather than from inherent cause of character

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extrinsic

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ascribe

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to assign or refer to

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impute

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circuitous

Back 5

roundabout, not direct

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indirect

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commiserate

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to sympathise with

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empathize

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enjoin

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to direct or order, prohibit

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bid

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expedite

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to make easy, cause to progress faster

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hinder

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expiate

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to make amends, make up for

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redeem

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ferment

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n)a state of great excitement, agitation or turbulence
v) to be in or work into such a state

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turmoil

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inadvertent

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resulting from or marked by lack of attention, accidental

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accidental

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nominal

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existing in name only, not real;

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trifling

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noncommital

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not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position

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uninformative

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pculate

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to steal something that has been given into one's trust, take improperly

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embezzle

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proclivity

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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

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propensity

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sangfroid

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composure or coolness

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poise`

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seditious

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resistant to lawful authority

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rebellious

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tenuous

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thin, slender, not denxe; lacking clarity or sharpness

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flimsy

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vitriolic

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bitter, sarcastic, highler caustic or biting

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acerbic

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wheedle

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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

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cajole

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affable

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couteous and pleason, sociable

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amicable

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aggrandize

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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth, intensify

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augment

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amorphous

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shapeless, without definite form

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formless

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aura

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that which surrounds, a distinctive air or personal quality

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atmoshere

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contraband

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illegal traffic, smuggled goods, adj-illegal, prohibited

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bootleg

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erudite

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scholarly, learned, bookish

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well-read`

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gossamer

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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
n) a thin, light cloth

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sheer

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infer

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to find out by reasoning, to arrive at a conclusion, hint, suggest

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gather

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inscrutable

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uncaple of be understood

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incomprehensible

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insular

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relating too, narrow or isolated in outlook

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provincial