Vocab unit 5 Flashcards

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Ample

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More than enough large, spacious

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Aghast

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Filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

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Apparition

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A ghost or ghostly figure, an unexplained or unusual appearance

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Assert

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To declare or state as truth maintain, or depend , put forward forefully

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Cower

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To crouch or runaway, of fear

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Disdain

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To look upon with scorn, to refuse scornfully; a feeling of contempt

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Epitaph

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Brief statement written on a tomb or stone

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Ethical

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Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in a accordance of standards

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Facetous

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Humorous, not meant seriously

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Inaudible

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Not able to be heard

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Indiscriminate

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Without restraint or control; in selective

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Intrigue

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Crafty dealings, underhand plotting: to form or carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

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Jurisdiction

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An area of authority or control, the right to administer justice

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Plausible

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Appearing true, reasonable or fair

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Plebeian

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Common, vulgar, belonging to lower class; a common person of the lower class

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Prodical

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Wastefully extravagant : lavishly or generously abundant. One who is wasteful and self indulgent

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Proximity

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Nearness, closeness

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Pulverise

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To ground or pound to powder or dust; to destroy or overcome ( as though to smash into fragments)

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Sequel

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That which follows, as a result; literary work or film. Continuing the story that was written or made earlier

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Volatile

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Highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive, changing readily from a liquid to a gaseous state