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Abominate |
(v) to hate something very much |
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Acculturation |
(n) changing the beliefs, way of life, art, and customs of one culture because of contact with another culture |
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Adventitious |
(adj) happening by chance |
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Ascribe |
(v) to claim that something is caused by a particular person, situation etc: |
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Circuitous |
(adj) going from one place to another in a way that is longer than the most direct way |
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Commiserate |
(v) to express your sympathy for someone who is unhappy about something |
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Enjoin |
(v) to order or try to persuade someone to do something |
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Expedite |
(v) to make a process or action happen more quickly |
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Expiate |
(v) to show you are sorry for something you have done wrong by accepting your punishment willingly, or trying to do something to improve what you did |
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Ferment |
(n) a situation of great excitement or trouble in a country, especially caused by political change (v) the sugar changes to alcohol |
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Inadvertent |
(adj) without realizing what you are doing |
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Nominal |
(adj) officially described as being something, when this is not really true; a very small sum |
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Noncommittal |
(adj) deliberately not expressing your opinion or intentions clearly |
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Peculate |
(v) to steal from the place where you work; borrow temporarily for yourself |
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Proclivity |
(n) a tendency to behave in a particular way, or to like a particular thing - used especially about something bad |
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Sangfroid |
(n) calm, confident way of behaving, combined with an ability to control your feelings or reactions in difficult situations |
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Seditious |
(adj) speech, writing, or actions intended to encourage people to disobey a government |
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Tenuous |
(adj) a situation or relationship that is uncertain, weak, or likely to change |
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Vitriolic |
(adj) language, writing etc. that is very cruel and angry towards someone |
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Wheedle |
(v) to persuade someone to do or give you something, for example by saying nice things to them that you do not mean - used to show disapproval |
