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Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |