Honors English II: Vocab List 3

Abominate

to have an intense dislike or hatred

Acculturation

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

Adventitious

resulting from chance rather than inherit cause or character

Ascribe

Assign or refer to (as a cause of source); attribute

Circuitous

not direct; roundabout

Commiserate

To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow

Enjoin

To direct or order

Expedite

To make easy; cause to progress faster

Ferment

state of great excitement, agitation, or turblence

Inadvertent

resulting from or marked by lack of attention

Nominal

existing in name only; not real

Noncommittal

not decisive or definite

Peculate

To steal something that has been given into one’s trust

Proclivity

natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

Sangfroid

composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

Seditious

resistant to lawful authority

Tenuous

thin, slender, not dense

Vitriolic

bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting

Expiate

To make amends; make up for

Wheedle

To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end