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(v.) to have an intense dislike or hatred for
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Abominate
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(n.) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
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Acculturation
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(adj.) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) aquired, not congenital
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Adventitious
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(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
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Ascribe
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(adj.) roundabout, not direct
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Circuitous
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(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
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Commiserate
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(v.) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
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Enjoin
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(v.) to make easy, cause to progress faster
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Expedite
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(v.) to make amends, make up for; to avert
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Expiate
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(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
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Ferment
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(adj.) resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
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Inadvertent
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(adj.) existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
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Nominal
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(adj.) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position
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Noncommittal
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(v.) to steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use
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Peculate
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(n.) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)
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Proclivity
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