SAT Vocabulary Unit 3

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SAT Vocabulary Unit 3

• Jerome Shostaks Vocabulary Workshop.Sadlier-Oxfor
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abominate
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abominate

• Verb to have an intense dislike or hatred for
• Loathe
• Abhor
• Despise
• Detest

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acculturation
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acculturation

• Noun The resulting blend of cultures (traits,
  social patterns, etc.) of one group with another
  group
• Adaptation

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adventitious
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adventitious

• Adjective resulting from chance rather than from
  an inherent cause or character
• Accidental
• Non-essential
• Acquired (not congenital) in medicine
• Extrinsic
• Incidental

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ascribe
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ascribe

• Verb to assign or refer to (as a cause, or a
  source)
• Attribute
• Credit
• Impute

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circuitous

• Adjective roundabout, not direct
• Indirect
• Meandering
• Winding

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commiserate
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commiserate

• Verb to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow
  for, share a feeling of distress
• Empathize
• Feel sorry for

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enjoin
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enjoin

• Verb to direct or order
• To prescribe a course of action in an
  authoritative way.
• Command
• Bid
• Charge
• Adjure

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expedite
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expedite

• Verb to make easy, cause to progress faster
• Accelerate
• Facilitate
• Speed up

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expiate
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expiate

• Verb to make amends, make up for, avert
• Atone
• Make amends for
• Make reparation

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ferment
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ferment

• Noun a state of great excitement, agitation, or
  turbulence
• Commotion
• Turmoil
• Unrest
• Verb to be in such a state or work up to such a
  state
• To make alcohol by chemical reaction

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inadvertent
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inadvertent

• Adjective resulting from or marked by lack of
  attention
• Unintentional
• Accidental
• Unconsidered

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nominal
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nominal

• Adjective existing in name only, not real
• Too small to be considered or taken seriously
• Trifling
• Titular
• Token
• Inconsequential

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noncommittal
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noncommittal

• Adjective not decisive or definite unwilling
  to take a clear position or to say yes or no
• Cagey
• Uninformative
• Playing it safe
• Playing it close to the vest

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peculate
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peculate

• Verb to steal something that has been given
  into ones trust
• To take improperly for ones own use
• Embezzle
• Defraud
• Misappropriate

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proclivity
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proclivity

• Noun a natural or habitual inclination or
  tendency (especially of human behavior)
• Propensity
• Penchant
• Natural bent

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sangfroid
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sangfroid

• Noun composure or coolness, especially in trying
  circumstances
• Poise
• Self-assurance
• Equanimity

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seditious
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seditious

• Adjective resistant to lawful authority
• Having the purpose of overthrowing an established
  government
• Mutinous
• Rebellious
• Subversive

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tenuous
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tenuous

• Adjective thin, slender, not dense
• Lacking clarity or sharpness
• Of slight importance or significance
• Lacking a sound basis
• Poorly supported
• Flimsy, vague, hazy
• Insubstantial

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vitriolic
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vitriolic

• Adjective bitter, sarcastic
• Highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)
• Acerbic
• Withering
• Mordant

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wheedle
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wheedle

• Verb to use coaxing or flattery to gain some
  desired end
• Cajole
• Inveigle
• Soft-soap
• Sweet-talk