Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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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