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vocab 5c
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Addendum | A thing that is added, an appendix or addition to a book or a written document |
| Aghast | Filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror |
| Ample | More than enough, large, spacious |
| Apparition | A ghost or ghostly figure, an unexplained or unusual appearance |
| assert | To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully |
| Cower | To crouch or shrink away in fear or shame |
| Disdain | To look upon with scorn, to refuse scornfully, a feeling 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 conduct, requiring a prescription for purchase |
| Facetious | Humorous, not meant seriously |
| Inaudible | Not able to be heard |
| Induscriminate | Without restraint or control, unselective |
| Intrigue | Crafty dealings, underhand 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, reasonable, or fair |
| Plebeian | Common, vulgar belonging to the lower class, a common person, member of the lower class |
| Prodigal | Waste fully extravagant, lavishly or generously abundant, one who is wasteful an self indulgent |
| Proximity | Nearness, closeness |
| Pulverize | To grind or pound to a powder or dust, to destroy or overcome ( as though by smashing into fragments) |
| Volatile | Highly changeable, fickle, tending, to become violent or explosive, changing readily from the liquid to the gasous state |