Vocab Unit 3

(v) to make ammends, atone, make up for, to ward off or avert

(v) to make easy, cause to progress faster

(v) to have an intense dislike or hatred for

(v) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source)

(adj) resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential

(v) to direct or order; to prescribe a course of action in an authorative way; to prohibit

(v) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

(n) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group by contact with those of another

(adj) roundabout, not direct

(n) a state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulance. (v) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action

(adj) bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting

(v) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

(v) to steal something that has been given into one's trust, to make improperly for one's own use

(n) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency

(adj) existing in name only, not real, too small to be taken seriously

(adj) resistant to lawful authority; having purpose of overthrowing the government

(adj) thin, slender, not dense, lacking clarity or sharpness, poorly supported

(adj) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position to say yes or no

(n) composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances

(adj) resulting from or marked by a lack of attention, unintentional, accidental.