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Vocabulary Review Level F Unit 3

Vocabulary Review Level F Unit 3. Accelerated 10 English. abominate. He abominates cruelty. abominate. abominate. (v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for synonyms : loathe, abhor, despise, detest antonyms : relish, savor, esteem. acculturation.

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Vocabulary Review Level F Unit 3

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  1. Vocabulary Review Level F Unit 3 Accelerated 10 English

  2. abominate He abominates cruelty.

  3. abominate

  4. abominate (v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for synonyms:loathe, abhor, despise, detest antonyms: relish, savor, esteem

  5. acculturation Every immigrant group newly arrived in another country goes through a slow process of acculturation.

  6. acculturation

  7. acculturation (n.) the modification of social patterns of one group by contact with those of another; the resultant blend. synonyms:adaptation

  8. adventitious It was no adventitious meeting that led to their writing songs together.

  9. adventitious

  10. adventitious (adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital synonyms:extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous antonyms: essential, intrinsic, inherent, congenital

  11. ascribe You can ascribe these holes to gophers.

  12. ascribe

  13. ascribe (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute synonyms: impute, credit

  14. circuitous I followed a circuitous path through the woods because I was lost.

  15. circuitous

  16. circuitous (adj.) roundabout, not direct synonyms:indirect, meandering, wandering antonyms:straight, direct, as the crow flies

  17. commiserate When she lost her dog, the family commiserated with her.

  18. commiserate

  19. commiserate (v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress synonyms: feel sorry for, empathize antonyms: feel no sympathy for

  20. enjoin I enjoined them to stop spending money.

  21. enjoin

  22. enjoin (v.) to direct or order, to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit synonyms:bid, charge, adjure antonyms: allow, permit

  23. expedite The pleasant music did not expedite my work.

  24. expedite

  25. expedite (v.) to make easy synonyms: accelerate, facilitate, speed up antonyms: hinder, hamper, impede

  26. expiate He was willing to expiate his guilt.

  27. expiate

  28. expiate (v.) to make amends, make up for synonyms: to redeem, make amends for

  29. ferment Caught in the ferment of revolution, the man enlisted with local militias.

  30. ferment

  31. ferment (n.) a state of great excitement synonyms: commotion, turmoil, unrest antonyms: peace and quiet, tranquility

  32. inadvertent The damage he did was inadvertent.

  33. inadvertent

  34. inadvertent (adj.) resulting from lack of attention synonyms: accidental, unconsidered antonyms: deliberate, intentional, premeditated

  35. nominal The health clinic charged nominal fees.

  36. nominal

  37. nominal (adj.) existing in name only, too small to be taken seriously synonyms: titular, token, trifling, inconsequential antonyms: real, actual, exorbitant, excessive

  38. noncommittal Her answers remain noncommittal.

  39. noncommittal

  40. noncommittal (adj.) not decisive or definite synonyms: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe antonyms: positive, definite, committed

  41. peculate The clerk peculated from the company.

  42. peculate

  43. peculate (v.) to steal something that has been given into one’s trust synonyms: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate

  44. proclivity She displayed a proclivity for nature study.

  45. proclivity

  46. proclivity (n.) a natural inclination of tendency synonyms: natural bent, penchant, propensity antonyms: inability or unacceptability

  47. sangfroid The actor performed with limitless sangfroid.

  48. sangfroid

  49. sangfroid (n.) composure or coolness synonyms: poise, self assurance, equanimity antonyms: excitability, hysteria, flapability

  50. seditious Dictators silence seditious opinions.

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