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SVL #3
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English
10th Grade
01/20/2009

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abominate
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v. to hate or loathe intensely
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acculturation
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n. cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to another culture
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adventitious
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(+) spontaneous, accidental, occuring from chance
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ascribe
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v. to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author
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circuitous
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adj. not being direct in language
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commiserate
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v. to feel or express sympathy
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enjoin
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v. to dictate by edict (...or else)
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expedite
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v. to accelerate; to speed up
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expiate
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v. to make amends for
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ferment
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v. to agitate, to inflame, precipitate a change for the worse
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inadvertent
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adj. unintentional, accidental
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nominal
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adj. in name only, insignificant
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noncommittal
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adj. giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
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peculate
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v. embezzle (money-specific)
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proclivity
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(-) n. an inclination or predisposition toward something, especially negative; natural tendency
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sangfroid
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n. emotional distance, especially under strain
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seditious
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adj. arousing to action or rebellion
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tenuous
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adj. not dense, flimsy
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vitrolic
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adj. savage, corrosive in matter (ex. simon cowell)
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wheedle
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v. finagle, persuade with flattery
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