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ADVANCING VOCABULARY SKILLS Slide 2 interrogate a. to flow or spread through b. to question formally c. to hint or suggest formally Slide 3 insidious a. well-timed b. having unlimited power c. working harmfully but not noticed Slide 4 insinuate a. to prevent or hinder b. to flow or spread throughout c. to hint or suggest slyly Slide 5 obsequious a. more harmful than at first thought b. very willing to serve or obey to gain favor c. having unlimited power Slide 6 forestall a. to question formally b. to be unequal c. to prevent, hinder, or take precautions against Slide 7 disparity a. an inequality or difference b. something given or done as a reward c. a sly hint or suggestion Slide 8 opportune a. more harmful than realized b. suitable for that time c. all-powerful Slide 9 complement a. to perform without practice b. to add to something what is needed or lacking c. to carry out as ordered Slide 10 obtrusive a. undesirably noticeable b. prudent and wise c. extreme attention to details Slide 11 intuition a. mocking or insulting remark b. something evil c. the ability to know something naturally Slide 12 heinous a. able to keep silent about secrets b. very evil and cruel c. suggested but not stated Slide 13 flout a. treat with scorn or contempt b. to carry out as ordered c. to bring to perfection Slide 14 impromptu a. suggested but not stated directly b. noticeable, standing out c. spoken or done with no practice Slide 15 implement a. to add what is lacking or needed b. to carry out c. to treat with scorn or contempt Slide 16 fastidious a. extremely evil b. extremely focused on details c. prudent and wise Slide 17 discreet a. keeping silent about secrets b. indirect meaning or idea c. smoothed out and exact Slide 18 permeate a. given as a gift b. to flow or spread to all areas c. doing harm to others beneath one Slide 19 retribution a. given as a reward or pay b. suitable; well-timed c. to hint or suggest slyly Slide 20 inference a. a stated fact; spoken directly b. all-powerful c. drawn from evidence; an assumption Slide 21 innuendo a. a good or encouraging sign b. one who is below another in rank c. an indirect remark, suggesting something Slide 22 expedite a. to speed up or ease the progress of b. to restore to favor with superiors c. to sin or commit an offense Slide 23 rebuke a. to break a law or rule b. to scold sharply c. to praise and raise up in position Slide 24 vehement a. intense, forceful b. a good sign or action c. tell a lie, give false statements Slide 25 fraudulent a. being a good sign b. using trickery or cheating or lies c. under the power of another Slide 26 auspicious a. intense b. favorable c. inferior or below others Slide 27 extenuating a. forceful or bossy b. all-powerful c. serving to make less harmful by excuse Slide 28 transgress a. to sin and commit an offense or wrong b. to speed up or ease the progress of c. to restore to former rank or power Slide 29 subordinate a. encouraging, helping b. intense c. under the power of another Slide 30 redeem a. to scold or blame for actions b. to restore to favor by good conduct c. to break a law or command Slide 31 turbulent a. of greatest concern or importance b. full of wildly irregular motion c. expressing a low opinion of self Slide 32 macabre a. chief in rank or authority b. about to happen c. causing horror and disgust Slide 33 quandary a. a lie invented to deceive others b. an uplifting statement c. a state of uncertainty or confusion Slide 34 derogatory a. express a low opinion of b. about to happen, soon c. violently disturbed and upset Slide 35 validate a. to prove true b. to prove false c. to misunderstand Slide 36 misconstrue a. to invent a lie b. to show to be true c. to misinterpret Slide 37 deride a. to show to be false or wrong b. to make fun of or ridicule c. to make up a story to deceive Slide 38 fabricate a. to invent a lie b. to show to be true c. to ridicule Slide 39 impending a. cause horror and disgust b. belittle and berate c. about to happen or begin Slide 40 paramount a. necessary to cause change b. of greatest concern or importance c. frightening, scary Slide 41 irreparable a. much too willing to help b. all-powerful c. cannot be changed or repaired Slide 42 adroit a. skilled under challenging conditions b. lacking ability to perform duties c. a mark of shame due to poor performance Slide 43 stigma a. a member of a group represented by an elected official b. a peak of achievement c. a blemish on a reputation Slide 44 repudiate a. to claim to be true b. to deny the truth of c. to blemish a reputation Slide 45 spontaneous a. done as a result of a natural feeling or impulse b. clever and well-spoken c. not able to be repaired or remedied Slide 46 promiscuous a. skilled and expert under extreme conditions b. not forced or planned c. lacking standards for selection or conduct in sexual relations Slide 47 pinnacle a. a peak of achievement b. a blemish on a career c. a remark that is overused and trite Slide 48 constituent a. a pointed formation, especially a mountain peak b. a member of a group represented by an elected official c. a remark that is commonplace or overused Slide 49 platitude a. a member of a group; a gangster b. a remark made boring by overuse c. a peak of achievement Slide 50 contention a. a declaration of truth b. to deny the truth c. to repair or remedy Slide 51 tumult a. the noisy disorder of a crowd b. the final high point of a story c. a prediction of the outcome of something Slide 52 incapacitate a. to try to be like another b. to make unable or unfit, not able to do activity c. to scold severely Slide 53 docile a. easy to handle or discipline b. irritating and hard to deal with c. easily imitated Slide 54 abrasive a. tending to give into the power of others b. unfit to perform a duty c. rough, irritating, uneven Slide 55 prognosis a. the noisy disorder of a group of people b. a prediction of the outcome of something c. the exact opposite of expected results Slide 56 admonish a. to try to be like another b. to disable and harm greatly c. to scold mildly Slide 57 antithesis a. final high point of a story b. exact opposite of another c. noisy, loud, irritating Slide 58 culmination a. the exact opposite b. the final moment or high point c. a prediction of the outcome of something Slide 59 emulate a. to disable or take out of service b. to scold sternly and at length c. to try to be like one looked up to Slide 60 hierarchy a. prediction of the course, outcome, or fate of something b. highest point of degree or level c. persons or things arranged in a series by degree of importance Slide 61 omnipotent a. much too willing to help b. all-powerful c. doing harm to others beneath one