Vocab 10
1) word: auspicious
pronunciation: [aw-spish-uh s]
word origin: Latin
definition: favorable
word used on the web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auspicious
2) word: expedite
pronunciation: [ek-spi-dahyt]
word origin: Late Middle English<Latin
definition: to hasten
word used on the web: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/expedite
3) word: extenuating
pronunciation: [ik-sten-yoo-ey-ting]
word origin: Late Middle English<Latin
definition: providing a good excuse
word used on the web: https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/extenuating
4) word: fraudulent
pronunciation: [fraw-juh-luh nt]
word origin: Late Middle English<Latin
definition: deceitful
word used on the web:http://thesaurus.com/browse/fraudulent
5) word: innuendo
pronunciation: [in-yoo-en-doh]
word origin: Latin
definition: an obvious lie
word used on the web: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/innuendo
6) word: rebuke
prounciation: [ri-byook]
word origin: Middle English<Anglo-French<Old French
definition: to criticize
word used on the web: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebuke
7) word: redeem
pronunciation: [ri-deem]
word origin: Late Middle English<Middle French<Latin
definition: to make up for past errors
word used on the web: http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/redeem
8) word: subordinate
pronunciation: [suh-bawr-dn-it]
word origin: Late Middle English<Medieval Latin
definition: lower than
word used on the web: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subordination_(finance)
9) word: transgress
pronunciation: [trans-gres, tranz-]
word origin: Latin
definition: to commit an offense
word used on the web: http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/transgress
10) word: vehement
pronunciation: [vee-uh-muh nt]
word origin: Latin
definition: strong
word used on the web: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/vehement
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