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Vocabulary Unit 3
Mrs.Koon 8th grade lyceum vocab unit 3 flash cards
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8th Grade
10/12/2010

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Expiate
Definition
To make amends for, make up for
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Expedite
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To make easy, cause progress faster
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Abominate
Definition
To have hatred for
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Ascribe
Definition
To attribute to
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Adventitious
Definition
Resulting from LUCK or CHANCE
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Enjoin
Definition
To prohibit, to direct or order
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Commiserate
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To sympathize with, have pity for
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Acculturation
Definition
The adoption of another groups ways
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Circuitous
Definition
roundabout, not direct, not getting to the point
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Ferment
Definition
A state of great excitement or turbulence
To produce alcohol
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Vitriolic
Definition
Bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic
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Wheedle
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To use coaxing or flattery to get what you want
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Peculate
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To steal something, to take for ones own use
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Proclivity
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A natural habit or tendency
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Nominal
Definition
Existing in name, not real, too small to be taken seriously
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Tenuous
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Thin, slender, poorly supported, lacking proof
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Seditious
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Resistant to lawful authority
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Noncommittal
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Not decisive or definite, unwilling to say yes or no
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Sangfroid
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Composure or coolness, aplomb
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Inadvertent
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Resulting from lack of attention, ACCIDENTAL, unintentional
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