Having little substance, flimsy tenuous

Not decisive; Unwilling to make a decision noncommittal

To assign as a quality or attribute ascribe

To instruct with authority; To forbid or prohibit enjoin

Accidental, unintentional inadvertent

To persuade by flattery or guile wheedle

The adoption of behaviors from a surrounding society acculturation

Bitterly scathing; Cruel and sarcastic vitriolic

To detest or hate intensely abominate

To hasten the movement or progress of expedite

To make amends for expiate

To embezzle funds or engage in embezzlement peculate

Taking a roundabout, lengthy course circuitous

Accidental, resulting from chance adventitious

To feel or express sorrow or pity for; sympathize with commiserate

Eager to overthrow the current government; intently focused on rebellion seditious

Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances sangfroid

A state of agitation or turbulent change or development; To make turbulent, to excite or agitate ferment

To instruct with authority; To forbid or prohibit enjoin

A natural propensity or inclination; Tendency proclivity

In name only; Insignificantly small, minor nominal

Some men were very _____________ when the first women started voting, but their mean-hearted comments didn't discourage these brave pioneers. vitriolic

I made sure to _____________ his nasty review to jealousy because he must have enjoyed the book, but been jealous of my success. ascribe

When John Smith brought Pocahontas to his colony on the moon, she had trouble with ___________________ because she wasn't used to living somewhere without an atmosphere. acculturation

She did ______________ dogs because one attacked her when she was a child and she never could forgive any dog for that. abominate

The _______________ rebels were trying to overthrow the republic because it was a corrupt government. seditious

I had a(n) _____________________ stroke of luck when I rolled a seven on the craps table, winning three thousand dollars. adventitious

He tried to ______________________ with the mourning woman, but she didn't want anyone feeling sorry for her because of a dead parakeet. commiserate

The __________________ consequences of her actions were something nobody could have foreseen, but they happened nonetheless. inadvertent

The _____________________ woman couldn't decide what she wanted from Baskin Robbins, so the clerk helped someone else. noncommittal

I wanted to ___________________ the shipment of the human kidney I ordered from Amazon.com because time was definitely an important factor with my purchase. expedite

While some infantrymen freak out in their first actual combat experience, he was totally ___________________ and didn't even flinch when he was fired at. sangfroid

His argument was ______________ at best and I am pretty sure that he made up some of his points which would make his argument totally invalid. tenuous

Dad always called it a shortcut, but the __________________ path around the haunted Indian burial ground added three hours to our trip because he was a scaredy- cat. circuitous

By serving these annoying banner ads, we make a(n) __________________ amount of money that barely covers the costs of maintaining this website. nominal

The officer made a point to ________________ us from coming back to the pool hall just because we started a fight with the owner. enjoin

They had to _________________ the skeptical person into not only visiting the cult, but into drinking their untainted Kool-Aid as well. wheedle

The writer had a ________________ to keep referring to death in his sentences, which made me wonder if he was a morbid person. proclivity

He believed that he could _____________ his sins by confessing them on his death-bed, but I was happy confessing mine after they were committed expiate

He thought it would be funny to _____________ a riot by hiding behind the protesters and hurling a baseball at the police. ferment

When the company hired me to handle all their funds, I admit that I thought about my ability to ________________ some money for myself, but I am a law-abiding citizen so I banished the thought. peculate