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20 Cards in this Set
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Abominate
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(v) to hate something very much
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Acculturation
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(n) changing the beliefs, way of life, art, and customs of one culture because of contact with another culture
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Adventitious
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(adj) happening by chance
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Ascribe
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(v) to claim that something is caused by a particular person, situation etc:
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Circuitous
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(adj) going from one place to another in a way that is longer than the most direct way
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Commiserate
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(v) to express your sympathy for someone who is unhappy about something
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Enjoin
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(v) to order or try to persuade someone to do something
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Expedite
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(v) to make a process or action happen more quickly
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Expiate
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(v) to show you are sorry for something you have done wrong by accepting your punishment willingly, or trying to do something to improve what you did
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Ferment
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(n) a situation of great excitement or trouble in a country, especially caused by political change (v) the sugar changes to alcohol
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Inadvertent
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(adj) without realizing what you are doing
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Nominal
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(adj) officially described as being something, when this is not really true; a very small sum
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Noncommittal
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(adj) deliberately not expressing your opinion or intentions clearly
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Peculate
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(v) to steal from the place where you work; borrow temporarily for yourself
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Proclivity
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(n) a tendency to behave in a particular way, or to like a particular thing - used especially about something bad
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Sangfroid
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(n) calm, confident way of behaving, combined with an ability to control your feelings or reactions in difficult situations
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Seditious
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(adj) speech, writing, or actions intended to encourage people to disobey a government
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Tenuous
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(adj) a situation or relationship that is uncertain, weak, or likely to change
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Vitriolic
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(adj) language, writing etc. that is very cruel and angry towards someone
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Wheedle
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(v) to persuade someone to do or give you something, for example by saying nice things to them that you do not mean - used to show disapproval
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