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20 Cards in this Set
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Abominate
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(v)to have an intense dislike or hatered for
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Acculturation
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(n) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures, of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
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Adventitious
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(adj) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congential
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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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Commiserate
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(v) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
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Enjoin
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(v) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
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Expedite
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(v) to make easy,cause to progress faster
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Expiate
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(v) to make amends, make up for; to avert
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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 to produce alcohol by chemical action
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Inadvertent
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(adj) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
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Nominal
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(adj) exsisting in name only, not real; too small to be considred or taken seriously
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Noncommital
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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 give into ones trust; to take improperly for ones own use
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Proclivity
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(n) natural or habitual inclination or tendency (esp. of human character or behavior)
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Sanfroid
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(n) composure or coolness, esp. in trying circumstances
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Seditious
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(adj) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established govt.
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Tenous
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(adj) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
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Vitriolic
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(adj) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
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Wheedle
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(v) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
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