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Unit 5 Vocab

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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AGHAST

(adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, fear or terror

AMPLE

(adj.) more that enough, large, spacious

APPARITION

(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

ASSERT

(v.) to declare or state as a truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

COWER

(v.) to crouch or shrink away from fear or shame

DISDAIN

(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scronfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt

EPITAPH

(n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

ETHICAL

(adj.) having to do with morals and values; requiring a prescription for purchase

FACETIOUS

(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously

INAUDIBLE

(adj.) not able to be heard

INDISCRIMINATE

(adj.) without restraint or control; unselective

INTRIGUE

(n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v.) to form and cary out plots; to puzzle

JURISDICTION

(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

PLAUSIBLE

(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair

PLEBEIAN

(adj.) commen, vulgur; belonging to lower class; (n.) a common person

PRODIGAL

(adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundent; (n.) one who is wasteful

PROXIMITY

(n.) nearness, closeness

PULVERIZE

(v.) that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story

VOLATILE

(adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive