1 / 36

Vocab Unit III

This vocabulary unit delves into key terms that illustrate complex emotions and social dynamics. Terms like "abominate" describe intense dislike, while "acculturation" highlights cultural adaptation through contact. The unit also explores concepts like "circuitous," referring to indirect paths, and "expedite," suggesting the acceleration of processes. Discover words such as "sangfroid," emphasizing composure in adversity, and "vitriolic," which captures bitter sarcasm. Each term is supported by synonyms and contextual examples, enriching your vocabulary with nuanced meanings.

nguyet
Download Presentation

Vocab Unit III

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Vocab Unit III

  2. Abominate • (v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for • SYN: loathe, abhor, despise, detest

  3. I hate that Abominable Snowman!

  4. Acculturation • (n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another • SYN: adaptation

  5. “Culture” is right in the word “acculturation”

  6. Adventitious • (adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential • SYN: extrinsic, incidental, fortuitous

  7. Adventitious Take a chance and go on an adventure!

  8. Ascribe • (v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source) attribute • SYN: impute, credit

  9. Ascribe The judge ascribed the task to a scribe, the court stenographer.

  10. Circuitous • (adj.) roundabout, not direct • SYN: indirect, meandering, winding

  11. Circuitous A circuit is a roundabout connection

  12. Commiserate • (v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling or distress • SYN: feel sorry for, empathize

  13. Commiserate Co-misery, share a feeling of distress

  14. Enjoin • (v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit • SYN: bid, charge, adjure

  15. Enjoin I want YOU to (en)join the military

  16. Expedite • (v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster • SYN: accelerate, facilitate, speed up

  17. Expedite Expedia.com makes things easier

  18. Expiate • (v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert • SYN: redeem, make amends, make reparation

  19. Expiate Ex Pirate makes amends for his former lifestyle

  20. Ferment • (n.) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence • (v.) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action • SYN: (n.) commotion, turmoil, unrest

  21. Inadvertent • (adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental • SYN: accidental

  22. Inadvertent • Inadvertent in an advertisement…

  23. Nominal • (adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously • SYN: titular, inconsequential

  24. Noncommittal • (adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position • SYN: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe, playing it close to the vest

  25. Noncommital • No commitment

  26. Peculate • (v.) to steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use • SYN: defraud, misappropriate

  27. Proclivity • (n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior) • SYN: penchant, propensity

  28. Sangfroid • (n.) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances • SYN: poise, self-assurance, equanimity

  29. Sangfroid Siegfriend & Roy It takes great composure and coolness to sit next to a lion

  30. Seditious • (adj.) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose • SYN: mutinous, rebellious, subversive

  31. Tenuous • (adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness • SYN: flimsy, insubstantial, vague, hazy

  32. Tenuous You must be thin and slender to play tennis… Or do you?

  33. Vitriolic • (adj.) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) • SYN: withering, acerbic, mordant

  34. Vitriolic Vit- Bitter

  35. Wheedle • (v.) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end • SYN: inveigle, soft-soap, sweet-talk

  36. The owners of the Seattle Supersonics were sweet-talked into relocating to Oklahoma City (Mascot’s name is Wheedle)

More Related