Sadlier Level F Unit 3 Synonyms

Abominate

loathe, abhor, despise, detest

Acculturation

adaptation

Adventitious

extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous

Ascribe

impute, credit, attribute

Circuitous

indirect, meandering, winding

Commiserate

feel sorry for, empathize

Enjoin

bid, charge, command, adjure

Expedite

accelerate, facilitate, speed up

Expiate

redeem, make amends for, atone, make reparation

Ferment

commotion, turmoil, unrest

Wheedle

cajole, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk

Inadvertent

accidental, unconsidered

Nominal

titular, token, trifling, inconsequential

Noncommittal

cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vent

Peculate

embezzle, defraud, misappropriate

Proclivity

natural bent, penchant, propensity

Sangfroid

poise, self-assurance, equanimity

Seditious

mutinous, rebellious, subversive

Tenuous

flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy

Vitriolic

withering, acerbic, mordant