Vocabulary Unit 5

Question 0

Indiscriminate

Answer 0

Done at random or without careful judgement

Question 1

Aghast

Answer 1

Filled with horror or shock

Question 2

Ample

Answer 2

Enough or more than enough; plentiful

Question 3

Intrigue

Answer 3

Arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate

Question 4

Apparition

Answer 4

The appearance of something remarkable or unexpected; typically an image of someone

Question 5

Jurisdiction

Answer 5

The official power to make legal decisions and judgements

Question 6

Assert

Answer 6

State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

Question 7

Plausible

Answer 7

(Of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable

Question 8

Cower

Answer 8

Crouch down in fear

Question 9

Plebeian

Answer 9

A commoner; a member of the lower social classes

Question 10

Disdain

Answer 10

The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt

Question 11

Prodigal

Answer 11

Spending money freely and recklessly

Question 12

Epitaph

Answer 12

A phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone

Question 13

Proximity

Answer 13

Nearness in space, time, or relationship

Question 14

Ethical

Answer 14

Of or relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these

Question 15

Pulverize

Answer 15

Reduced to find particles

Question 16

Facetious

Answer 16

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant

Question 17

Sequel

Answer 17

A published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one

Question 18

Inaudible

Answer 18

Unable to be heard

Question 19

Volatile

Answer 19

Viable to change rapidly and unpredictable, especially for the worse