Friday, April 26, 2013

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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