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5a vocab english JR
5a english vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aghast | filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror. |
| ample | more than enough, large spacious |
| apparition | a ghost or ghostly figure;an unexplained or unusual apperance |
| assert | to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully |
| cower | to crouch or shrink away from 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 |
| ehtical | having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase |
| facetious | humorous, not meant seriously |
| inaudible | not able to be heard |
| indiscriminate | without restraint or control, unselective |
| intrigue | crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiostiy |
| jursdiction | an area of authority or control; the ight to administer justice |
| plausible | appearing true, reasonable, or fair |
| plebian | common vulgar, belonging to the lower class; a common person, a member of the lower class |
| prodigal | wastefully extravagant; lavishly or genorously abundant; one who is wastful and 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) |
| sequel | that which follows; a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one made earlier |
| volatile | highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state |