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