Unit 3

1.	expiate	(v.) to make amends, atone, make up for; to ward off or avert
2.	expedite	(v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster
3.	abominate	(v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for
4.	ascribe	(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
5.	adventitious	(adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital
6.	enjoin	(v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
7.	commiserate	(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
8.	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
9.	circuitous	(adj.) roundabout, not direct
10.	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
11.	vitriolic	(adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
12.	wheedle	(v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
13.	peculate	(v.) to steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use
14.	proclivity	(n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)
15.	nominal	(adj.) existing in name only, not real; to small to be considered or taken seriously
16.	seditious	(adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government
17.	tenuous	(adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported
18.	noncommittal	(adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take clear position or to say yes or no
19.	sangfroid	(n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances
20.	inadvertent	(adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental