1. ADVANCING VOCABULARY SKILLS

2. interrogate a. to flow or spread through b. to question formally c. to hint or suggest formally

3. insidious a. well-timed b. having unlimited power c. working harmfully but not noticed

4. insinuate a. to prevent or hinder b. to flow or spread throughout c. to hint or suggest slyly

5. obsequious a. more harmful than at first thought b. very willing to serve or obey to gain favor c. having unlimited power

6. forestall a. to question formally b. to be unequal c. to prevent, hinder, or take precautions against

7. disparity a. an inequality or difference b. something given or done as a reward c. a sly hint or suggestion

8. opportune a. more harmful than realized b. suitable for that time c. all-powerful

9. complement a. to perform without practice b. to add to something what is needed or lacking c. to carry out as ordered

10. obtrusive a. undesirably noticeable b. prudent and wise c. extreme attention to details

11. intuition a. mocking or insulting remark b. something evil c. the ability to know something naturally

12. heinous a. able to keep silent about secrets b. very evil and cruel c. suggested but not stated

13. flout a. treat with scorn or contempt b. to carry out as ordered c. to bring to perfection

14. impromptu a. suggested but not stated directly b. noticeable, standing out c. spoken or done with no practice

15. implement a. to add what is lacking or needed b. to carry out c. to treat with scorn or contempt

16. fastidious a. extremely evil b. extremely focused on details c. prudent and wise

17. discreet a. keeping silent about secrets b. indirect meaning or idea c. smoothed out and exact

18. permeate a. given as a gift b. to flow or spread to all areas c. doing harm to others beneath one

19. retribution a. given as a reward or pay b. suitable; well-timed c. to hint or suggest slyly

20. inference a. a stated fact; spoken directly b. all-powerful c. drawn from evidence; an assumption

21. innuendo a. a good or encouraging sign b. one who is below another in rank c. an indirect remark, suggesting something

22. expedite a. to speed up or ease the progress of b. to restore to favor with superiors c. to sin or commit an offense

23. rebuke a. to break a law or rule b. to scold sharply c. to praise and raise up in position

24. vehement a. intense, forceful b. a good sign or action c. tell a lie, give false statements

25. fraudulent a. being a good sign b. using trickery or cheating or lies c. under the power of another

26. auspicious a. intense b. favorable c. inferior or below others

27. extenuating a. forceful or bossy b. all-powerful c. serving to make less harmful by excuse

28. transgress a. to sin and commit an offense or wrong b. to speed up or ease the progress of c. to restore to former rank or power

29. subordinate a. encouraging, helping b. intense c. under the power of another

30. redeem a. to scold or blame for actions b. to restore to favor by good conduct c. to break a law or command

31. turbulent a. of greatest concern or importance b. full of wildly irregular motion c. expressing a low opinion of self

32. macabre a. chief in rank or authority b. about to happen c. causing horror and disgust

33. quandary a. a lie invented to deceive others b. an uplifting statement c. a state of uncertainty or confusion

34. derogatory a. express a low opinion of b. about to happen, soon c. violently disturbed and upset

35. validate a. to prove true b. to prove false c. to misunderstand

36. misconstrue a. to invent a lie b. to show to be true c. to misinterpret

37. deride a. to show to be false or wrong b. to make fun of or ridicule c. to make up a story to deceive

38. fabricate a. to invent a lie b. to show to be true c. to ridicule

39. impending a. cause horror and disgust b. belittle and berate c. about to happen or begin

40. paramount a. necessary to cause change b. of greatest concern or importance c. frightening, scary

41. irreparable a. much too willing to help b. all-powerful c. cannot be changed or repaired

42. adroit a. skilled under challenging conditions b. lacking ability to perform duties c. a mark of shame due to poor performance

43. stigma a. a member of a group represented by an elected official b. a peak of achievement c. a blemish on a reputation

44. repudiate a. to claim to be true b. to deny the truth of c. to blemish a reputation

45. spontaneous a. done as a result of a natural feeling or impulse b. clever and well-spoken c. not able to be repaired or remedied

46. promiscuous a. skilled and expert under extreme conditions b. not forced or planned c. lacking standards for selection or conduct in sexual relations

47. pinnacle a. a peak of achievement b. a blemish on a career c. a remark that is overused and trite

48. constituent a. a pointed formation, especially a mountain peak b. a member of a group represented by an elected official c. a remark that is commonplace or overused

49. platitude a. a member of a group; a gangster b. a remark made boring by overuse c. a peak of achievement

50. contention a. a declaration of truth b. to deny the truth c. to repair or remedy

51. tumult a. the noisy disorder of a crowd b. the final high point of a story c. a prediction of the outcome of something

52. incapacitate a. to try to be like another b. to make unable or unfit, not able to do activity c. to scold severely

53. docile a. easy to handle or discipline b. irritating and hard to deal with c. easily imitated

54. abrasive a. tending to give into the power of others b. unfit to perform a duty c. rough, irritating, uneven

55. prognosis a. the noisy disorder of a group of people b. a prediction of the outcome of something c. the exact opposite of expected results

56. admonish a. to try to be like another b. to disable and harm greatly c. to scold mildly

57. antithesis a. final high point of a story b. exact opposite of another c. noisy, loud, irritating

58. culmination a. the exact opposite b. the final moment or high point c. a prediction of the outcome of something

59. emulate a. to disable or take out of service b. to scold sternly and at length c. to try to be like one looked up to

60. hierarchy a. prediction of the course, outcome, or fate of something b. highest point of degree or level c. persons or things arranged in a series by degree of importance

61. omnipotent a. much too willing to help b. all-powerful c. doing harm to others beneath one