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Vocabulary Unit 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Insinuate | Hint |
| Retribution | Punishment |
| Disparity | Inequality |
| Insidious | More harmful than at first evident |
| Permeate | Spread throughout |
| Opportune | Well-timed |
| Forestall | Prevent |
| Omnipotent | All powerful |
| Interrogate | Formally question |
| Flout | Disobey |
| Implement | Carry out |
| Obstructive | Undesirably noticeable |
| Discrete | Tactful |
| Impromptu | Unplanned |
| Heinous | Evil |
| Inference | Assumption |
| Fastidious | Attentive to details |
| Innuendo | Indirect remark |
| Expedite | Speed up |
| Rebuke | Scold |
| Vehement | Forceful |
| Auspicious | Favorable |
| Transgress | Break a law |
| Subordinate | |
| Redeem | Restored to favor |
| Turbulent | Wildly disturbed |
| Macabre | Frightful |
| Derogatory | Belittling |
| Validate | Prove |
| Misconstrue | Misunderstand |
| Deride | Ridicule |
| Fabricate | Invent |
| Impending | About to happen |
| Paramount | Chief |
| Irreparable | Unable to be repaired |
| Adroit | Skillful |
| Stigma | Disgrace |
| Repudiate | Deny the truth of |
| Spontaneous | Done on impulse |
| Pinnacle | Peak |
| Platitude | Commonplace remark |
| Contention | Claim |
| Incapacitate | Disable |
| Docile | Easy to discipline |
| Abrasive | Rough |
| Prognosis | Prediction |
| Admonish | Scold |
| Antithesis | Opposite |
| Culminations | Highest point |
| Emulate | Imitate |
| Chief |