AP Language Vocabulary Unit 3 Flashcards
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| 5407917404 | Abominate | (v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for | 0 | |
| 5407939209 | 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 | 1 | |
| 5431666254 | Adventitious | (adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicene) acquired, not congenital | 2 | |
| 5431691138 | Ascribe | (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or a source), attribute | 3 | |
| 5431693007 | Circuitous | (adj.) roundabout, not direct | 4 | |
| 5431694631 | Commiserate | (v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress | 5 | |
| 5431715098 | Enjoin | (v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoriative way; to prohibit | 6 | |
| 5431715099 | Expedite | (v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster | 7 | |
| 5431719336 | Expiate | (v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert | 8 | |
| 5431739469 | Ferment | (n.) a state or great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action | 9 | |
| 5431741051 | Inadvertent | (adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental | 10 | |
| 5431743660 | Nominal | (adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously | 11 | |
| 5431743661 | Noncommittal | (adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no | 12 | |
| 5431785111 | Peculate | (v.) to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use | 13 | |
| 5431785112 | Proclivity | (n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) | 14 | |
| 5431787244 | Sangfroid | (n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances | 15 | |
| 5431789826 | Seditious | (adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government | 16 | |
| 5431789827 | Tenuous | (adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported | 17 | |
| 5431792385 | Vitriolic | (adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) | 18 | |
| 5431794574 | Wheedle | (v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end | 19 |