1. Words of the Day
Week 12 Semester 2

2. Words of the Day – Week 12 Monday, April 6, 2015
Auspicious
Expedite
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: favorable
Sample Sentence: The beginning of the semester was auspicious for Liza; she got an A on the first quiz and saw this as a promise of more good grades to come.
Other forms: auspiciously (adv.), auspiciousness (n.)
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: to hurry up
Sample Sentence: Express lanes in supermarkets expedite the checkout process for shoppers who buy only a few items.
Other forms: N/A

3. Words of the Day – Week 12 Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Extenuating
Fraudulent
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: dishonest
Sample Sentence: Leroy was jailed for filing fraudulent income tax returns. He had been cheating the government for years.
Other Forms: fraudulence ( n.), fraudulently (adv.)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: providing a good excuse
Sample Sentence: I know I promised to come to the surprise party, but there were extenuating circumstances: my car broke down.
Other Forms: extenuatingly (adv.)

4. Words of the Day – Week12 Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Innuendo
Redeem
Part of speech: noun
Definition: an obvious lie
Sample Sentence: People weren’t willing to say directly that the mayor had taken a bribe, but there were many innuendos such as “Someone must have gotten to him.”
Other forms: N/A
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to make up for past errors
Sample Sentences: Tuan’s parents were angry with him for neglecting his chores but he redeemed himself by washing and waxing their car.
Other Forms: unredeemed (adj.)

5. Words of the Day – Week 12 Thursday, April 9, 2015
Subordinate
Transgress
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: lower than
Sample Sentence: As a waiter, I take orders from the headwaiter, and he’s subordinate to the manager of the restaurant.
Other forms: subordinately (adv.)
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to commit an offense
Sample Sentence: Kianna knew she had transgressed against family wishes when she sold the ring her grandmother had given her.
Other Forms: transgressive (adj.)