Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Auspicious- Being a good sign; favorable
Sentance:The beginnig of the semester was auspicious for Niomi; she got an A on the first quiz and saw this as a promise for more good grades.
[aw-spish-uhs]
latin
adjective

expedite- To speed up sharply; express blame or disapproval
Express lanes in supermarkets expedite the checkout process for shoppers who buy only a few items.
[ek-spi-dahyt]
verb
late middle english

extenuating- serving to make a fault less serious
I know I promised to come to the party, but there were extenuating circumstances.
[ik-sten-yoo-ey-ting]
adjective
late middle english

fraudulent- characterized by trickery, cheating, or lies
Sentance:Daisy was jailed for filing fraudulent income tax returns.
[fraw-juh-luhnt]
adjective
late middle english


innuendo- an indirect remark or gesture, usually suggesting something belittling
Sentrance: When Neil sai, "Emily's home sick agian," he was using an innuendo.
[in-yoo-en-doh
noun
latin

rebuke-to scold sharply; express blame or disapproval
Sentance: When a puppy chews the furniture, don't hit him; instead rebuke him in a harah voice.
noun
middle english

redeem-to restore oneself to favor by making up for offensive conduct; make amends
Sentance: Liam's parents were angry with him for neglecting his chores, but he redeemed himself by washing the car.
[ri-deem
verb
late middle english


subordinate-ubder the authority or power of another; inferior or below another in rank
Sentance: As a waiter, I take orders from the head waiter and he's subodinate to the manager.
[adj., n. suh-bawr-dn-it; v. suh-bawr-dn-eyt]
adjective
middle english

transgress- to sin or commit an offense
Sentance: Adam trangressed by eating an apple Eve gave him.
[trans-gres, tranz-]
verb
latin


vehement- intense; forceful
Sentence: I knew my parents would not be happy about my plan to take a year off from school, but I didn't expect their objections to be so vehement.
[vee-uh-muhnt]
adjective
latin

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Complement- [n. kom-pluh-muhnt; v. kom-pluh-ment]
To go perfectly with
Noun
Middle English
Sentance: That scarf really complements your eyes.


Discreet-[dih-skreet]
 cautious
Adjective
Middle English
Sentance: Shelly discreetly moved the cigarettes behind the lamp because she did not want the ladies to know that she smoked.

Fastidious- [fa-stid-ee-uhs, fuh-]
working quickly
Adjective
Late Middle English
Sentance: Every night I do my homework fastidiously, then get ready for dance class.


Flout- [flout]
to show off
Verb
Middle English
Sentance: Caroline's only flaw is that she loves to flout all of her designer clothes to everyone at school.


Heinous-[hey-nuhs]
 wicked
Adjective
Middle English
Sentance: He was the last one the police would suspect to comit such a heinous crime.


Implement-[n. im-pluh-muhnt; v. im-pluh-ment, -muhnt] 
 to put into effect
Noun
Late Middle English
Sentance: Congress will implement the new law starting next week.


Impromptu- [im-promp-too, -tyoo]
not rehearsed
Adjective
French
Sentance: I was extremely suprised when I found out the speech was impromptu because the speaker was so confident and calm when she spoke.

Inference- a conclusion

Obtrusive-[uhb-troo-siv]
 overly obvious
Adjective
Latin
Sentance: It was obtrusive that the free laptop website was a fraud because it asked me for my credit card number.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Disparity-[dih-spar-i-tee]-lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference:
noun
middle french
Sentance: They would have been a perfect couple if it was not for thier age disparity.

forestall-[fohr-stawl, fawr-]-to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance
verb
middle english
Sentance: Stricter sentancing for drug use will help forestall the growing drug problem.


Insidious-[in-sid-ee-uhs]-intended to entrap or beguile
adjective
latin
Sentance: Drinking laundry detergent can have an insidious effect on a person's vital organs.


insinuate-[in-sin-yoo-eyt]-to suggest or hint slyly
verb
latin
Sentance: Mindy giving Martha a hug and asking her how she had been, insinuated that they were friends.


interrogate- [in-ter-uh-geyt]-to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
verb
latin
Sentance: The detective interrogated the supect about what happened the night of the murder.


obsequious-[uhb-see-kwee-uhs]-characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning:
noun
late middle english
Sentance: The obsequious servent never got to leave the plantation in his life, but is grand son is now a buisness man.


omnipotent- [om-nip-uh-tuhnt] -almighty or infinite in power, as God.
adjective
middle english
Sentance: Although each religion is different, most believe in an omnipotent power.


opportune- [op-er-toon, -tyoon] -appropriate, favorable, or suitable
adjective
late middle english
Sentance: Winning the lottery could not have come at a more opportune time for Jim because hs daughter was starting college in the fall.


permeate- [pur-mee-eyt] -to pass into or through every part of
verb
latin
Sentance: To clean water, it must permeate throw a long process of filters.


retribtion-[re-truh-byoo-shuhn]-requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.
noun
middle english
Sentance:People used to behave themselves for fear of retribution in Hevan.