Vocab 8
1) word: disparity
pronunciation: [dih-spar-i-tee]
word origin: Middle French<Late Latin
definition: inequality
word used on the web: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/disparity
2) word: forestall
pronunciation: [fohr-stawl, fawr-]
word origin: Middle English<Old English
definition: to prevent by action in advance
word used on the web: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forestall
3) word: insidious
pronunciation: [in-sid-ee-uh s]
word origin: Latin
definition: deceitful
word used on the web: http://vocabulary-vocabulary.com/dictionary/insidious.php
4) word: insinuate
pronunciation: [in-sin-yoo-eyt]
word origin: Latin
definition: to suggest
word used on the web: http://thesaurus.com/browse/insinuate
5) word: interrogate
pronunciation: [in-ter-uh-geyt]
word origin: Latin
definition: to examine by questions
word used on the web: http://www.interrogate.com/
6) word: obsequious
pronunciation: [uh-b-see-kwee-uh s]
word origin: Late Middle English<Latin
definition: obedient
word used on the web: http://www.yourdictionary.com/obsequious
7) word: omnipotent
pronunciation: [om-nip-uh-tuh nt]
word origin: Middle English<Latin
definition: infinite in power
word used on the web: http://www.answers.com/topic/omnipotent
8) word: opportune
pronunciation: [op-er-toon, -tyoon]
word origin: Late Middle English<Latin
definition: appropriate
word used on the web: http://opportune.com/
9) word: permeate
pronunciation: [pur-mee-eyt]
word origin: Latin
definition: to pass into
word used on the web: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/permeate
10) word: retribution
pronunciation: [re-truh-byoo-shuh n]
word origin: Middle English<Middle French<Late Latin
definition: requital according to merits or deserts
word used on the web: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/retribution
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