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12th Grade
10/01/2012
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abominate
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abominate

verb hate, dislike, loathe, despise, detest, abhor, shudder at, recoil from, regard with repugnance, feel repelled by, have an aversion to, execrate, feel hostile to 'I abominate dogma,' he said.
hate love, admire, treasure, worship, esteem, adore, cherish, revere, dote on, idolize
 
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ac·cul·tur·a·tion
 Definition
1. The modification of the culture of a group or individual as a result of contact with a different culture.
2. The process by which the culture of a particular society is instilled in a human from infancy onward.
ac·cul[image]tur·a[image]tion·al adj.
ac·cul[image]tur·a[image]tive adj.
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adventitious
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1. added or appearing accidentally or unexpectedly
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant or animal part) developing in an abnormal position, as a root that grows from a stem
[from Latin adventīcius coming from outside, from adventus a coming]
adventitiously  adv
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ac
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ascribe
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vb (tr)

1. to credit or assign, as to a particular origin or period to ascribe parts of a play to Shakespeare
2. to attribute as a quality; consider as belonging to to ascribe beauty to youth
[from Latin ascrībere to enrol, from ad in addition + scrībere to write]
ascribable  adj
Usage: Ascribe is sometimes wrongly used where subscribe is meant: I do not subscribe (not ascribe) to this view
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circuitous
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adj.
Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course: took a circuitous route to avoid the accident site.
[From Medieval Latin circuit[image]sus, from Latin circuitus, a going around; see circuit.]
cir·cu[image]i·tous·ly adv.
cir·cu[image]i·ty, cir·cu[image]i·tous·ness n.
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commiserate
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v. com·mis·er·at·ed, com·mis·er·at·ing, com·mis·er·ates
v.tr.
To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with.
v.intr.
To feel or express sympathy: commiserated over their failure.
[Latin commiser[image]r[image], commiser[image]t- : com-, com- + miser[image]r[image], to pity (from miser, wretched).]
com·mis[image]er·a[image]tive adj.
com·mis[image]er·a[image]tive·ly adv.
com·mis[image]er·a[image]tor n.
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enjoin
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tr.v. en·joined, en·join·ing, en·joins
1. To direct or impose with authority and emphasis.
2. To prohibit or forbid. See Synonyms at forbid.
[Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre, from Latin iniungere : in-, causative pref.; see en-1 + iungere, to join; see yeug-in Indo-European roots.]
en·join[image]er n.
en·join[image]ment n.
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