Unit 5 Vocab

obsequious

overly willing to serve

insinuate

to suggest slyly

retribution

something given or done as a repayment

disparity

a difference in ages or amounts

insidious

subtly harmful

permeate

to penetrate

opportune

suitable time

forestall

to keep from happening

omnipotent

having unlimited power or authority

interrogate

to question formally

complement

to go perfectly with

discreet

keeping silent about secret information

fastidious

attentive to detail

flout

to mock and defy

heinous

wicked

implement

to put into effect

impromptu

non rehearsed

inference

conclusion drawn from evidence

intuition

instinct, hunch

obtrusive

undesirably noticeable

auspicious

being a good sign, favorable

expedite

to hurry up

fraudulent

trickery, cheating, or lies

innuendo

indirect gesture suggesting improper

rebuke

to criticize

redeem

to make up for past errors

subordinate

below another in rank

transgress

to commit an offense

vehement

intense forceful

extenuating

providing a good esxcuse

deride

to make fun of

derogatory

expressing a low opinion

fabricate

to make up a story in order to deceive

impending

approaching

macabre

suggestive of death or decay

misconstrue

to misunderstand

paramount

chief in rank or authority

quandary

a state of confusion

turbulent

violent

validate

to prove

adroit

expert

constituent

someone represented

contention

a claim

intemperate

unrestrained, extreme

irreparable

not able to be fixed

pinnacle

the highest point

platitude

an unoriginal comment

repudiate

to reject

spontaneous

unplanned

stigma

mark of shame or disgrace

abrasive

harsh

admonish

to criticize

antithesis

the reverse

culmination

a final high point

docile

obedient

emulate

to imitate

hierarchy

a ranked system

incapacitate

to disable

prognosis

a prediction of course

tumult

a commotion, uproar