vocab unit iii
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Vocab Unit III. Abominate. (v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for SYN: loathe, abhor, despise, detest. I hate that Abominable Snowman!. Acculturation. (n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Vocab Unit III
Abominate
• (v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for • SYN: loathe, abhor, despise, detest
I hate that Abominable Snowman!
Acculturation
• (n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another
• SYN: adaptation
“Culture” is right in the word “acculturation”
Adventitious
• (adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential
• SYN: extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous
Adventitious
Take a chance and go on an adventure!
Ascribe
• (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source) attribute
• SYN: impute, credit
AscribeThe judge ascribed the task to a scribe, the court stenographer.
Circuitous
• (adj.) roundabout, not direct• SYN: indirect, meandering, winding
Circuitous
A circuit is a roundabout connection
Commiserate
• (v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling or distress
• SYN: feel sorry for, empathize
Commiserate
Co-misery, share a feeling of distress
Enjoin
• (v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
• SYN: bid, charge, adjure
Enjoin
I want YOU to (en)join the military
Expedite
• (v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster• SYN: accelerate, facilitate, speed up
Expedite
Expedia.com makes things easier
Expiate
• (v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert• SYN: redeem, make amends, make reparation
Expiate
Ex Pirate makes amends for his former lifestyle
Ferment
• (n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence
• (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
• SYN: (n.) commotion, turmoil, unrest
Inadvertent
• (adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
• SYN: accidental
Inadvertent
• Inadvertent in an
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Nominal
• (adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
• SYN: titular, inconsequential
Noncommittal
• (adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position
• SYN: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest
Noncommital
•No commitment
Peculate
• (v.) to steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use
• SYN: defraud, misappropriate
Proclivity
• (n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)
• SYN: penchant, propensity
Sangfroid
• (n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances
• SYN: poise, self-assurance, equanimity
Sangfroid
Siegfriend & Roy
It takes great composure and coolness to sit next to a lion
Seditious
• (adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose
• SYN: mutinous, rebellious, subversive
Tenuous
• (adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness
• SYN: flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy
Tenuous
You must be thin and slender to play tennis…
Or do you?
Vitriolic
• (adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
• SYN: withering, acerbic, mordant
VitriolicVit-Bitter
Wheedle
• (v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
• SYN: inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk
(Mascot’s name is Wheedle)
The owners of the Seattle Supersonics were sweet-talked into relocating to Oklahoma City