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20 Cards in this Set
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expiate
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to make amends, to make up for
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expedite
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to make easy, to cause progress
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abominate
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to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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ascribe
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to assign or refer to
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adventitious
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resulting from chance rather than an inherent cause or character
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enjoin
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to direct or order
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commiserate
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to sympathize with, to have pity or sorrow for
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acculturation
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the modification of the sociol patterns, traits or structures of one group by another
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circuitous
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roundabout, not direct
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ferment
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a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence
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vitriolic
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bitter, sarcastic
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wheedle
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to use flattery to gain some desire or end
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peculate
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to steal something that has been given into one's trust
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proclivity
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an inclination or tendancy
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nominal
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existing in name only, not real; too small to be taken seriously
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seditious
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resistent to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government
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tenuous
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thin, slender, not dense, lacking clarity or sharpness, not much importance or significance, poorly supported
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noncommittal
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not decisive or definite
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sangfroid
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composure or coolness
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inadvertent
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resulting from lack of attention, unintentional, accidental
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