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Vocab English Unit 5
vocab
| 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 appearance |
| 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;(n) a feeling of contempt |
| epitaph | a brief statement on a tombstone or gravestone |
| ethical | havng to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordane with standards of right conduct; requiring a precrpition for purchase |
| facetious | humorous, not meaning seriously |
| inaudible | not able to be heard |
| indiscriminate | without restraint or control; unselective |
| intrigue | crafty dealings, underhanded plotting;(v)to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiousity |
| 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 | wasefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgant |
| proximity | nearness, closeness |
| pulverize | to grind or pound to a powder or dus; 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 chandeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state |