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vocab workshop c
unit 5 synonyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| facetious | comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek |
| pulverize | to grind, pound, crush, demolish |
| jurisdiction | an area of authority or control, purview |
| sequel | a follow-up, continuation |
| intrigue | a scheme, plot, conspiracy |
| plebian | lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined |
| inaudible | incapable of being heard |
| volatile | unstable, erratic; explosive |
| assert | to declare, affirm, avow |
| cower | to cringe, flinch |
| proximity | nearness in time or place |
| epitaph | a tombstone inscription |
| apparation | a phantom, specter |
| indiscrimination | haphazard, random; unselective, uncritical |
| disdain | contempt; to scorn, spurn, reject |
| ethical | moral, upright, virtuous, honorable |
| plausible | believable, probable, reasonable |
| prodigal | wasteful, improvident; lavish; spendthrift, wastrel |
| aghast | shocked, horrified, stupefied |
| ample | sufficient, adequate, considerable |