Dystopian Lit - Vocab 3

Abominate

despise, loathe

Acculturate

to adapt to a culture or group

Adventitious

extrinsic, unnatural, random, accidentally

Ascribe

to credit as to the cause or the source

Circuitous

indirect, roundabout

Commiserate

sympathize with, pity, sorrow

Enjoin

to direct or order

Expedite

to speed up

Expiate

to make up for something bad you did

Ferment

a state of great excitement, agitation, unrest, stir up, or turbulence

inadvertent

unintentional; accidental

Nominal

existing in name only; too small to be considered or taken seriously

Proclivity

a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

Peculate

(v.) to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to embezzle

Sangfroid

composure in danger or difficultly, aplomb

Seditious

rebellious, having the purpose to overthrow the government

Tenuous

flimsy, shaky, thin, lacking a good basis

Vitriolic

bitter, sarcastic, malicious

Wheedle

sweet talk, flattery to get what you want

Noncommittal

not decisive or definite, not committed