Unit 5 Vocabulary
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- plausible
- appearing true, reasonable, or fair
- facetious
- humorous, not meant seriously
- podigal
- wastefully extravagaent; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent
- ethical
- having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accorddance with statndards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase
- jurisdiction
- an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
- pulverize
- to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though be smashing into fragments)
- epitaph
- a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
- inaudible
- not able to be heard
- sequel
- that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier
- ample
- more than enough, large, spacious
- plebeian
- common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; a common person, member of the lower class
- assert
- to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
- volatile
- highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
- intrigue
- crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiousity
- cower
- to croucn or shrink away from in fear or shame
- agast
- filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
- apparition
- a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
- indiscriminate
- without restraint or control; unselective
- disdain
- to look upon with schorn; to refuse scornfully; a feeling of contempt
- proximity
- nearness, closeness