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Vocab Unit Four
Chapters 16-20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Obsequious | Overly willing to serve |
| Insinuate | To suggest slyly |
| Retribution | Something given or done as repayment |
| Disparity | An inequality of difference |
| Insidious | Working or spreading harmfully but but in a manner hard to notice |
| Permeate | To flow or spread throughout something |
| Opportune | Suitable (said of time); well-timed |
| Forestall | To prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand |
| Ominipotent | All-powerful |
| Interrogate | To question formally |
| Flout | To treat with scorn or contempt |
| Intuition | Hunch |
| Implement | To carry out |
| Obtrusive | Undesirably noticeable |
| Discreet | Wise in keeping silent about secrets and other info. of a delicate nature; prudent; tactful |
| Impromptu | Performed or spoken without practice or preparation |
| Heinous | Extremely evil; outrageous |
| Inference | A conclusion drawn from evidence; an assumption |
| Complement | To add (to something or someone) what is lacking or needed; round out; bring to perfection |
| Fastidious | Extremely attentive to details; fussy |
| Innuendo | Indirect remark or gesture, usually suggesting something belittling or improper, an insinuation; a hint |
| Expedite | To speed up or ease the progress of; make easier |
| Rebuke | To scold sharply; express blame or disapproval |
| Vehement | Intense; forceful |
| Fraudulent | Characterized by trickery, cheating, or lies |
| Auspicious | Being a good sign; favorable; encouraging |
| Extenuating | Serving to make (a fault, an offense, or guilt) less serious or seem less serious through some excuse |
| Transgress | To sin |
| Subordinate | Under the authority or power of another |
| Redeem | To restore oneself; make amends |
| Turbulent | Violently disturbed |
| Macabre | Causing horror and disgust |
| Quandary | A state of uncertainty |
| Derogatory | Belittling; Expressing a low opinion |
| Validate | To prove; confirm |
| Misconstrue | Misunderstand |
| Deride | To make fun of; ridicule |
| Fabricate | To make up (a story, information) in order to deceive; invent (a lie) |
| Impending | About to happen |
| Paramount | Of great importance |
| Tumult | A commotion |
| Incapacitate | Disable |
| Docile | Giving in to control or power of others without resistance. |
| Abrasive | Able to cause a wearing away by rubbing or scraping; rough; irritating |
| Prognosis | A prediction of the course, outcome, or fate of something |
| Admonish | To scold gently but seriously; give a warning |
| Antithesis | The exact opposite |
| Culmination | The highest point of degree; the climax |
| Emulate | To try to equal or surpass, especially by imitation; imitate |
| Hierarchy | An organization of people in series of levels; ranks |
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