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Unit 3 First 10 Words Unit Last 10 Words
Acculturation
Commiserate
Expedited
Expiate
Inadvertent
Noncommittal
Peculate
Seditious
Vitriolic
Wheedle
Unit 3 VCB, Level F
Abominate
(v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for
Synonyms: Despise, Detest
Ex: Abigail abominates Elizabeth Proctor.
Acculturation (n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits,
or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
Synonym: Adaptation
Ex: We experienced a smooth acculturation from middle school to high school.
Adventitious (adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an
inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital
Synonyms: Fortuitous, Incidental
Ex: It was an adventitious situation when I won at bingo!
Ascribe (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source),
attribute
Synonyms: Impute, Credit
Ex: I ascribed the students to an evening of intense studying.
Circuitous (adj.) roundabout, not direct
Ex: The parent took the circuitous route to my friend’s house; my father wanted to spend time in the car lecturing me.
Commiserate
(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
Synonym: sympathizing
Ex: The underclassmen commiserate with each other because they all must take the PSAT.
Enjoin (v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of
action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
Ex: The teacher enjoined the students to study their vocabulary!
Expedite
(v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster
Synonym: Accelerate
Ex: Some students want to
expedite their experience in high school by graduating earlier.
Expiate (v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert
Synonym: redeem/make peace
Ex: Guys tend to expiate conflicts with girls; they know they can’t win the argument.
Ferment (n.) a state of great excitement, agitation,
turbulence; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
Ex: The students were in a wild state of ferment because it was the last day of school.
Inadvertent (adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention;
unintentional, accidental
Synonym: accidental
Ex: The inadvertent accident caused the teenager’s car insurance to increase.
Nominal (adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be
considered or taken seriously
Ex: The nominal gift still made the children smile.
Noncommittal (adj.) not decisive or definite
Synonym: uninformative
Ex: Parents are more noncommittal about allowing teenagers to be independent.
Peculate (v.) to steal something that has been given into one’s
trust; to take improperly for one’s own use
Synonyms: defraud/misappropriate
Ex:He peculated from the old women; the teenager said the money would go towards a needy family.
Proclivity (n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency
(especially of human character or behavior)
Ex: Teenagers have a proclivity for sleeping on weekends; they sleep ten hours.
Sangfroid (n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying
circumstances
Ex: 007 exhibits sangfroid; he is composed and always cool!
Seditious (adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the
purpose of overthrowing an established government
Synonyms: mutinous, rebellious
Ex: The seditious killing of an American ambassador in Egypt caused the United States to evacuate the country.
Tenuous (adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance; lacking a sound
basis, poorly supported
Ex: The presidential debates consisted of tenuous arguments; their platforms were weakly supported.
Vitriolic (adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
Synonyms: withering, acerbic
Ex: Her vitriolic attitude created enemies everywhere; she never used polite language.
Wheedle (v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired
end
Synonyms: inveigle, sweet-talk
Ex: The teenager wheedled her way into the concert. Her parents let her stay out late.