Unit 3 Vocab

Abominate

to have an intense dislike or hatred for

Acculturation

the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend

Adventitious

resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congenital (from birth)

Circuitous

roundabout, not direct

Commiserate

to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

Didactic

intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

Efflorescene

the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower

Enjoin

to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit.

Expedite

to make easy, cause to progress faster

Expiate

to make amends, make up for, to advert

evasive

tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly

Hypocritical

behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case

Instructive

useful and informative

Inadvertent

resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental

Nominal

existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

Noncommittal

not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

Perculate

to seat something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use

Seditious

resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

Tenuous

thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of sight important or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported

Vitriolic

bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)