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Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Aghast | Filled with amazement or fear |
Ample | More than enough |
Apparition | A ghost or ghostly figure; unexplained or unusual appearance |
Assert | To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully |
Cowar | To crouch or shrink away in fear or shame |
Disdain | To look upon in scorn |
Disdain | A feeling of contempt |
Epitaph | A brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone |
Ethical | Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; requiring prescription for purchase |
Facetious | Humorous, not meant to be serious |
Inaudible | Not able to be heard |
Indiscriminate | Without restraint or control; unselective |
Intrigue | Crafty dealings underhanded plotting, to carry out plots |
Jurisdiction | An area of authority or control; the right to administer justice |
Plausible | Appearing true, fair, reasonable |
Plebeian | Common vulgar; belonging to lower class |
Prodigal | Wastefully extravagant, lavish |
Proximity | Nearness, closeness |
Pulverize | To grind or pound to a powder or dust |
Volatile | Highly changeable, fickle, tending to become explosive |