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