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unit 5 vocab
definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aghast | filled with amazement, disgust, fear , or terror |
| ample | more than enough, large, spacious |
| apparition | a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplaned or unusual apperance |
| assert | to declare or state as truth, maintain or defened, put forward forcefully |
| cower | to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame |
| disdain | to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; a felling of contempt |
| epitaph | a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone |
| ethical | having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescripton for purchase |
| facetious | not meant seriously |
| inaudible | not able to be heard |
| indiscriminate | without restraint or control; unselective |
| intrigue | crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity |
| jurisdiction | an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice |
| plausible | appearing true, reazsonable, or fair |
| plebeian | common, vulgar; belonging to the lower classs; a common person, member of the lower class |
| prodigal | wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wastefull and self-indulgent |
| proximity | nearness, closeness |
| pulverize | to grind or pound to a powderor dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments) |
| sequel | that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier |
| volatile | highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state |