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Unit 3 Vocabulary
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10th Grade
12/15/2010

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abominate
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to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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aculturation
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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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resulting from change rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential
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ascribe
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to assign or reger to (as a cause or sourve) attribute
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circuitous
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roundabout, not direct
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commiserate
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to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
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enjoin
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to direct or orderl to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way, to prohibit from
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expedite
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to make easy, cause to progress faster
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expiate
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to make amends, make up for, to avert
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ferment
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a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence, to be in or work into such a stte, to produce alcohol by chemical action
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inadvertent
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resulting from or marked by lack of attention, unintentional, accidental
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nominal
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existing in name only, not real, too small to be considered or taken seriously
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noncommittal
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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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to steal something that has been given into ones trust; to take improperly for ones own use
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prclivity
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a natural or habitual inclination or tendency
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sangfroid
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composure or coolness, expecially in tring circumstances
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seditious
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resistant 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 of slight importance or significance, lacking a sound basis poorly supported
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vitriolic
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bitter, sarcastiv, highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
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whedle
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to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
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