admonish

[ad-mon-ish]

to caution, advise, or counsel against something

insubordinate

[in-suh-bor-din-it]

defiant of authority; disobedient

serve

[surv]

to perform duties or provide services for others

fury

[fyoor-ee]

violent anger or rage

abeyance

[uh-bey-uhns]

temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension

octogenarian

[ok-tuh-juh-nair-ee-uhn]

a person who is between 80 and 90 years old

blessed

[bles-id]

made holy or endowed with happiness

act

[akt]

to take action or perform a role in a play or situation

highfalutin

[hahy-fuh-loot-n]

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

bamboozle

[bam-boo-zuhl]

to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

morose

[muh-rohs]

sullen, gloomy, or ill-tempered

sesquipedalian

[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]

(of a word) containing many syllables

chillax

[chi-laks]

to calm down; relax; chill

natty

[nat-ee]

neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce

heinous

[hay-nus]

shockingly wicked or reprehensible

dodge

[doj]

to avoid something by moving quickly or skillfully

blatherskite

[blath-er-skahyt]

a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather

debauched

[dih-bawcht]

morally corrupt or self-indulgent

remonstrate

[ri-mon-streyt]

to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval

antithesis

[an-tith-uh-sis]

opposition; contrast

fecund

[fee-kuhn]

producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc. in abundance; prolific; fruitful

comminatory

[kom-uh-ney-tuh-ree]

a threat of punishment or vengeance

nimiety

[ni-mahy-i-tee]

excess; overabundance

demarcate

[dih-mahr-keyt]

to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits of