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Unit Five Flashcards

1
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filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

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aghast

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more than enough, large, spacious

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ample

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a ghost or ghostly figure

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apparition

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an unexplained or unusual appearance

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apparition

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to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

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assert

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to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

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cower

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7
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to look upon with scorn

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disdain

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to refuse scornfully

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disdain

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9
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a feeling of contempt

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disdain

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10
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a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

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epitaph

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having to do with morals, values, right and wrong

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ethical

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12
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in accordance with standards of right conduct

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ethical

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13
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requiring a prescription for purchase

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ethical

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14
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humorous, not meant seriously

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factious

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15
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not able to be heard

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inaudible

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16
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without restraint or control

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indiscriminate

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unselective

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indiscriminate

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18
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crafty dealings, underhanded plotting

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intrigue

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to form and carry out plots

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intrigue

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to puzzle or excite the curiosity

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intrigue

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21
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an area of authority or control

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jurisdiction

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22
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the right to administer justice

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jurisdiction

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23
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appearing true, reasonable, or fair

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plausible

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24
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common, vulgar

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plebeian

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25
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belonging to the lower class;

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plebeian

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a common person, member of the lower class

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plebeian

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wastefully extravagant

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prodigal

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lavishly or generously abundant;

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prodigal

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one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

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prodigal

30
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nearness, closeness

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proximity

31
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to ground or pound to a powder or dust;

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pulverize

32
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to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

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pulverize

33
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that which follows, a result

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sequel

34
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a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier

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sequel

35
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highly changeable, fickle

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volatile

36
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tending to become violent or explosive;

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volatile

37
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changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

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volatile

38
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S for aghast

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shocked, horrified, stupefied

39
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S for ample

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sufficient, adequate, considerable

40
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S for apparition

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phantom, spectre

41
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S for assert

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affirm, avow

42
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S for cower

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cringe, flinch

43
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S for disdain

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spurn, reject

44
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S for epitaph

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tombstone inscription

45
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S for ethical

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upright, virtuous, honorable

46
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S for factious

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comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek

47
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S for inaudible

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faint, indistinct

48
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S for indiscriminate

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haphazared, random, uncritical

49
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S for intrigue

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scheme, plot, conspiracy

50
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S for jurisdiction

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purview

51
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S for plausible

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believable, probable

52
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S for plebeian

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lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined

53
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S for prodigal

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improvident; spendthrift, wastrel

54
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S for pulverize

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crush, demolish

55
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S for sequel

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follow-up, continuation

56
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S for volatile

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unstable, erratic

57
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A for aghast

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delighted, overjoyed, unmoved

58
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A for ample

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insufficient, inadequate

59
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A for cower

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stand up to

60
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A for disdain

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rever, venerate, esteem, respect

61
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A for ethical

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immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest

62
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A for factious

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serious, humorless

63
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A for inaudible

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audible, easily heard

64
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A for indiscriminate

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selective, discriminating, judicious

65
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A for intrigue

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fairplay

66
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A for plausible

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improbable, far-fetched

67
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A for plebeian

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aristocratic, refined, cultivated

68
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A for prodigal

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frugal, economical, stingy, miserly

69
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A for proximity

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distance, remoteness

70
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A for sequel

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prelude, overture, curtain-raiser

71
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A for volatile

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stable, steady, static, inert, dormant

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