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21 Cards in this Set
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Abominate
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(V) To have an intense dislike for.
I abominated her for being so rude and mean to my little sister. |
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Seditious
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(Adj) Resistant to lawful authority or having the purpose of overthrowing the government.
The seditious organization was composed of many men bent on overthrowing the government |
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Acculturation
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(N) The modification of one group because of contact with the social patterns of another society.
When a group from another country immigrates to the U.S., they go through acculturation as they pick up our unique social patterns. |
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Nominal
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(Adj) Existing in name only, not real; to small to be taken seriously.
My chairman position in the group was only nominal; I never actually did anything for the club. |
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Expiate
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(V) To make amends, to make up for, atone.
I was willing to expiate my tardiness by staying later after class. |
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Proclivity
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(N) A natural inclination or tendency.
She always has a proclivity to favor girl students to boy students. |
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Commiserate
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(V) To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for.
Although I commiserated with her at first for losing her wallet, I eventually became so annoyed with her incessant mentioning of it that I lost pity for her. |
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Ascribe
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(V) To attribute, assign or refer to as a cause.
Rachel ascribed her fever to a psychosomatic reaction as a result of not wanting to attend school. |
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Inadvertent
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(Adj) Resulting from a lack of attention, unintentional, accidental.
His inadvertent mention of her name was seen as a Freudian slip. |
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Ferment
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(N) A state of great excitement, agitation.
(V) To work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical reaction. The speaker fermented the group by yelling passionately to stir them up. |
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Noncommittal
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(Adj) Not decisive, indefinite. Unwilling to take a clear position.
Because of John Popper's noncommital nature, I always end up making his harmonical decisions for him. |
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Enjoin
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(V) To direct or order; to prohibit
I enjoined her to come to the dinner table or else she would be sent to her room. |
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Adventitious
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(Adj.) Resulting from chance, accidental.
The fact that I was partners with Babeuf in chem class was adventitious; the teacher partnered us up by chance. |
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Peculate
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(V) To steal something that's been given into one's trust.
Mr. Bochler peculted the book money he should have passed onto the school and spent it on lacrosse balls. |
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Sangfroid
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(N) Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances.
I expected her to act with sangfroid during the hurricaine, but i was wrong: she was the most nervous and frantic one of all. |
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Expedite
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(V) To make easy, cause to progress faster.
I expedited the meeting by taking charge and assigning tasks. |
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Circuitous
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(Adj.) Roundabout, not direct.
I took a ciruitous route home, going roundabout ways to make the walk more interesting. |
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Tenuous
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(Adj) Thin, slender, lacking of sound basis, poorly supported.
His paper ended up being tenuous because of its lack of evidence to support the thesis. |
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Vitriolic
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(Adj) Bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting.
His vitriolic nature was amusing to some, but I found his sarcasm and bitterness to be a turnoff. |
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Shelf
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One who wears an Ismail Pasha hat, is a part of a pink blob with two heads, and extremely enjoys saying "hello, Billy" while impersonating Ms. Carmody.
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Wheedle (hehe)
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(V) To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end.
I wheedled him into letting me take the car by telling him how much I loved him. |
