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Advancing Vocab Skills Unit 5
Unit 5
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English
11th Grade
10/27/2010

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obsequious
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Overly willing to serve, obey, or flatter in order to gain favor
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insinuate
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to suggest slyly
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retribution
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Something given or done as repayment, reward, or (usually) punishment
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disparity
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An inequality or difference, as in ages or amounts
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insidious
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Working or spreading harmfully but in a manner hard to notice; more harmful than is evident at first
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permeate
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To flow or spread throughout (something)
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opportune
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suitable (said of time); well-timed
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forestall
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to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand
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omnipotent
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All-powerful; having unlimited power or authority
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interrogate
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To question formally and systematically
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flout
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to treat with scorn or contempt; defy insultingly
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intuition
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Instinctive knowledge; hunch
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implement
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To carry out; put into practice
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obtrusive
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Undesirably noticeable
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discreet
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Wise in keeping silent about secret and other information of a delicate nature; prudent; tactful
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impromptu
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Performed or spoken without practice or preparation
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heinous
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extremely evil; outrageous
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inference
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A conclusion drawn from evidence; an assumption
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complement
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to add (to something or someone) what is lacking or needed; round out; bring to perfection
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fastidious
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extremely attentive to details; fussy
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innuendo
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An indirect remark or gesture, usually suggesting something belittling or improper; an insinuation; a hint
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expiate
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to speed up or ease the progress of; make easier
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rebuke
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to scold sharply; express blame or disapproval
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vehement
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Intense; forceful
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fraudulent
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Characterized by trickery, cheating or lies
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auspicious
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Being a good sign; favorable, encouraging
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extenuating
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serving to make (a fault, an offense, or guilt) less serious or seem less serious through some excuse
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transgress
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To sin or commit an offense; break a law or command
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subordinate
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under the authority of power of another; inferior or below another in rank, power, or importance
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redeem
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To restore (oneself) to favor by making up for offensive conduct; make amends
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turbulent
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full of wild disorder or wildly irregular motion; violently disturbed
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macabre
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suggestive of death and decay; frightful; causing horror and disgust
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quandary
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A state of uncertainty or confusion about what to do; predicament
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derogatory
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Expressing a low opinion; belittling
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validate
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to show to be true; prove; confirm
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misconstrue
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to misinterpret; misunderstand the meaning or significance of
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deride
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to make fun of; ridicule
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fabricate
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to make up (a story, info) in order to deceive, invent (a lie)
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impending
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about to happen; imminent
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paramount
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of greatest concern or importance; foremost; chief in rank or authority
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irreparable
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not able to be repaired or made better
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adroit
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Skillful and clever under challenging conditions
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stigma
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A mark of shame or disgrace; blemish on character or reputation
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repudiate
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to deny the truth, validity, or authority of
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spontaneous
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Occurring or done as a result of a natural feeling or impulse; not forced or planned
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promiscuous
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lacking standards of selection; having many sexual partners
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pinnacle
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a peak of achievement; topmost point
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constituent
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A member of a group represented by an elected official
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platitude
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A remark that is commonplace or has become uninteresting through repeated use
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contention
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a claim that something is true; a declaration
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Tumult
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the noisy disorder of a crowd; a commotion
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incapacitate
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to make unable or unfit, especially for normal activities;; disable
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docile
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Tending to give in to the control or power of other without resisting; easy to handle or disciple; willingly led
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abrasive
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able to cause a wearing away by rubbing or scraping; rough; irritating
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prognosis
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a prediction of the course, outcome, or fate of something, especially a disease or injury
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admonish
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to scold gently but seriously; caution; give a warning
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antithesis
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the exact opposite
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culmination
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the highest point or degree of a series of actions or events; the climax
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emulate
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to try to equal or surpass, especially by imitation; imitate
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hierarchy
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an organization of people in a series of levels, according to importance or authority
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