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unit 5 vocab
20 words of vocab words sadiler voacbulary workshop level C
| Word | How to Remember | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |