Vocabulary Unit 3 Synonyms

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

inadvertent

accidental, unconsidered

nominal

titular, token, trifling, inconsequential

noncommittal

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

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

wheedle

cajole, inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk