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unit 5 vocab
20 words of vocab words sadiler voacbulary workshop level C
Word | How to Remember | Definition |
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Addendum | Add-on | Added; Appendix or addition to a book or written document |
Aghast | aghost, disgust | Filled with amazement, fear, disgust |
Ample | large, surplus | More than enough, spacious |
Apparition | Appear | A ghost or ghostly figure; Unexplained or unusual appearance |
Assert | Forcefully claim | To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend |
Cower | Coward- scared | To crouch or shrink away in fear or shame |
Disdain | dis= negative Dis respect | To look upon with scorn; refuse scornfully; A feeling of contempt |
Epitaph | RIP, Bio | Brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone |
Ethical | Right way, Do the right thing | Having to do with morals, right and wrong; Accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase |
Facetious | Sarcasm not rude | Humorous, not meant seriously |
Inaudible | audible- hear In- not | Not able to be heard |
Indiscriminate | Not Picky Random Discriminate- picky In- Not | Without restraint or control |
Intrigue | curiosity or interest | Crafty dealings, plotting;To form and carry out plots |
Jurisdiction | Justice legal decisions | Area of authority or control; The right to administer justice |
Plausible | Possible | Appearing true, reasonable |
Plebeian | Rome- lower class | Belonging to the lower class; Member of the lower class |
Prodigal | waste prodigal son | One who is wasteful and self-indulgent |
Proximity | Close | Nearness, closeness |
Pulverize | Sports Reduce | To grind or pound to powder or dust; To destroy or overcome |
Volatile | Violent Mood Swings | Highly changeable; Tending to become violent or explosive; Changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state |