Vocabulary Unit 3 Level F

to have an intense dislike or hatred for
Syn: loathe, abhor,
Ant: relish, savor

the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend.
Syn: adaptation

resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential; (medicine) acquired, not congential
Syn: extrinsic, fortuitous
Ant: essential, intrinsic

to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
Syn: impute, credit, attribute

Roundabout, not direct
Syn: indirect, winding
Ant: straight, direct, as the crow flies

to sympathize with, hve pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
Syn: feel sorry for, empathize
Ant: feel no sympathy for

to direct or order; to prescibe a course of action in an authoritative way; to prohibit
Syn:bid, charge, command, adjure
Ant: allow, permit

To make easy, cause to progress faster
Syn: accelerate, speed up
Ant: hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct

to make amends, make up for; to avert
Syn: redeem, make amends for , make reparation

a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; to be in or work into such a state; to produce alchohol by chemcal action.
Syn: commotion, turmoil, unrest
Ant: peace and quiet, tranquility, placidity

resulting from or marked by lack of attention; unintentional, accidental
Syn: accidental, unconsidered
Ant: deliberate, intentional, premeditated

Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered taken seriously
Syn: token, trifling
Ant: real actual

Not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear positio or to say yes or no
Syn: cagey, uninformative, playing it safe
Ant: positive, definite, committed

To steal something that has been given into one's trust; to take improperly for one's own use
Syn: embezzle, defraud, misappropriate

a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)
Syn: natural bent, penchant, propensity
Ant: inability or incapacity