AP Lang Unit 3 Flashcards
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| 7277850997 | abominate | to have an intense dislike or hatred for | 0 | |
| 7277853678 | ascribe | to assign or refer to | 1 | |
| 7277855558 | enjoin | instruct or urge (someone) to do something | 2 | |
| 7277858362 | ferment | to (of a substance) undergo fermentation; to incite or stir up (trouble or disorder) | 3 | |
| 7277872302 | noncommittal | not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no | 4 | |
| 7277874475 | sangfroid | composure or coolness, sometimes excessive, as shown in danger or under trying circumstances | 5 | |
| 7277878757 | vitriolic | filled with bitter criticism or malice | 6 | |
| 7277880958 | acculturation | the process of social, psychological, and cultural change that stems from blending between cultures. | 7 | |
| 7277889185 | circuitous | roundabout, not direct | 8 | |
| 7277890888 | expedite | to cause to progress faster | 9 | |
| 7277893605 | inadvertent | not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning | 10 | |
| 7277895948 | peculate | embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds). | 11 | |
| 7277898956 | seditious | inciting or causing people to rebel against authority | 12 | |
| 7277904117 | wheedle | employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something | 13 | |
| 7277913401 | adventitious | happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature | 14 | |
| 7277916207 | commiserate | (v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress | 15 | |
| 7277918257 | expiate | atone for (guilt or sin) | 16 | |
| 7277922187 | nominal | (of a role or status) existing in name only; (of a price or amount of money) very small | 17 | |
| 7277928089 | proclivity | a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing | 18 | |
| 7277930823 | tenuous | very weak or slight | 19 |