to go perfectly with
-kom-pluh-muh
ntverb
1350–1400; Middle English
This woman's black jacket complements her cheetah print shirt perfectly.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmccomplementalternmed/
Discreet-
cautious
dih-skreet
1325–75; Middle English
adjective
This boy is being cautious.
Discreet Logic Inc
http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/discreet-logic-inc
Fastidious- working quickly
fa-stid-ee-uhs, fuh-
adjective
1375–1425; late Middle English
One would have to be reading fastidiously to read all these pages in a day.
No Shortcuts for Penske: Fastidious Means Fast
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/28/sports/othersports/28penske.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Flout-
show off
flout
verb
1350–1400; Middle English
This man is showing off his suit.
France, Britain flout US objections on arms to Syrian rebels
http://www.debka.com/article/22829/
Heinous-
wicked
hey-nuhs
adjective
1325–75; Middle English
One can tell this man is heinous by his facial expression.
Heinous Crime
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/keyword/heinous-crime
Implement-
to put into effect
im-pluh-ment
verb
1425–75; late Middle English
This picture shows a man who is putting his next chess move into effect, or implementing his next chess move.
Implementing evidence-based interventions in health care: application of the replicating effective programs framework
Impromptu-
not rehearsed
im-promp-too
1660–70; < French adjective
This man does not want to say his speech because it is impromptu or not rehearsed.
Impromptu Speech
Inference-
a conclusion
in-fer-uhns
ns
noun
1585–95; < Medieval Latin
One could make an inference that this child is upset.
The inference of identity in forensic speaker recognition
Intuition-
instinct
in-too-ish-uhn
n
noun
1400–50; late Middle English
This girl should have followed her instincts in her driving ability so the car wouldn't have crashed into her.
Rational Thought Can Override a Generous Intuition
Obtrusive-
uhb-troo-siv
b-troo-siv
overly obvious
1660–70; < Latin
adjective
This ring is so large that is is overly obvious this woman is engaged.
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