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SAT Vocabulary Unit 3

SAT Vocabulary Unit 3. Jerome Shostak’s Vocabulary Workshop .Sadlier-Oxford,NY.2005. abominate. http://www.geocities.com/ahboyy2005/hatred.jpg. abominate. Verb: to have an intense dislike or hatred for Loathe Abhor Despise Detest. acculturation.

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SAT Vocabulary Unit 3

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  1. SAT Vocabulary Unit 3 Jerome Shostak’s Vocabulary Workshop.Sadlier-Oxford,NY.2005

  2. abominate http://www.geocities.com/ahboyy2005/hatred.jpg

  3. abominate • Verb: to have an intense dislike or hatred for • Loathe • Abhor • Despise • Detest

  4. acculturation http://www.plainsart.org/collections/images/dbradley.jpg

  5. acculturation • Noun: The resulting blend of cultures (traits, social patterns, etc.) of one group with another group • Adaptation

  6. adventitious http://www.prestigenursing.co.uk/recruitment/images/lottery%20winner.jpg

  7. adventitious • Adjective: resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character • Accidental • Non-essential • Acquired (not congenital) [in medicine] • Extrinsic • Incidental

  8. ascribe http://polnotes.typepad.com/windfarmblog/images/franklin_kite_3.jpg

  9. ascribe • Verb: to assign or refer to (as a cause, or a source) • Attribute • Credit • Impute

  10. circuitous

  11. circuitous • Adjective: roundabout, not direct • Indirect • Meandering • Winding

  12. commiserate http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200508/r54816_148815.jpg

  13. commiserate • Verb: to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress • Empathize • Feel sorry for

  14. enjoin www.sonofthesouth.net/uncle-sam/quit-smoking-...

  15. enjoin • Verb: to direct or order • To prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way. • Command • Bid • Charge • Adjure

  16. expedite http://www.air-and-space.com/20060302_LAX_page_1.htm

  17. expedite • Verb: to make easy, cause to progress faster • Accelerate • Facilitate • Speed up

  18. expiate http://www.eco-restore.com/images/index.jpg

  19. expiate • Verb: to make amends, make up for, avert • Atone • Make amends for • Make reparation

  20. ferment http://www.x2d.org/photo/commotion.jpg

  21. ferment • Noun: a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence • Commotion • Turmoil • Unrest • Verb: to be in such a state; or work up to such a state • To make alcohol by chemical reaction

  22. inadvertent http://www.oops.co.at/oops/homepage.jpg

  23. inadvertent • Adjective: resulting from or marked by lack of attention • Unintentional • Accidental • Unconsidered

  24. nominal http://promotions.cfapromo.com/commonwealth/images/pennies2.gif

  25. nominal • Adjective: existing in name only, not real; • Too small to be considered or taken seriously • Trifling • Titular • Token • Inconsequential

  26. noncommittal http://www.lmars.com/graphics/sit_on_fence.gif

  27. noncommittal • Adjective: not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no • Cagey • Uninformative • Playing it safe • Playing it close to the vest

  28. peculate http://www.nationalsummary.com/graphics/clipart/Burglar_3.jpg

  29. peculate • Verb: to steal something that has been given into one’s trust • To take improperly for one’s own use • Embezzle • Defraud • Misappropriate

  30. proclivity http://www.american.edu/heintze/postcard58.jpg

  31. proclivity • Noun: a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human behavior) • Propensity • Penchant • Natural bent http://students.wsc.ma.edu/arote1734/webquest/tort-hare.gif

  32. sangfroid http://www.spiritual-happiness.com/buddha-statue.jpg

  33. sangfroid • Noun: composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances • Poise • Self-assurance • Equanimity : flickr.com/.../in/set-72057594139438466/

  34. seditious www.claybennett.com/pages/argentina.html

  35. seditious • Adjective: resistant to lawful authority • Having the purpose of overthrowing an established government • Mutinous • Rebellious • Subversive

  36. tenuous http://mstecker.com/images/NorthAmerica/Bryce/a24brycetree2.jpg

  37. tenuous • Adjective: thin, slender, not dense • Lacking clarity or sharpness • Of slight importance or significance • Lacking a sound basis • Poorly supported • Flimsy, vague, hazy • Insubstantial

  38. vitriolic http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~melmoth/drangon.jpg

  39. vitriolic • Adjective: bitter, sarcastic • Highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid) • Acerbic • Withering • Mordant

  40. wheedle http://www.hdcity.com/rockwell/

  41. wheedle • Verb: to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end • Cajole • Inveigle • Soft-soap • Sweet-talk

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