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acculturation
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n. the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society b y contact with those of another, the resulant blend
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adventitious
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adj. resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental
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ascribe
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v. to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
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circuitous
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adj. roundabout, not direct
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enjoin
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v. to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritive way, to prohibit
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expedite
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v. to make easy, cause progress faster
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expiate
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v. to make amends, make up for; avert
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ferment
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n a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence;
v to work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical reaction |
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nominal
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adj. existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously.
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noncommittal
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adj. not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no.
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peculate
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v. to steal something that has been given into one's truest; to take improperly for one's own use
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proclivity
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n. a natural or habitual incination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)
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seditious
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adj. resistant to lawful authority, having the purpose of overthrowing an established government.
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tenuous
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adj. thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight impotance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
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vitriolic
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adj. bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting (like strong acid)
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