Vocabulary Workshop Unit 5

Question 1

addendum

Answer 1

a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document

Question 2

aghast

Answer 2

filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

Question 3

ample

Answer 3

more than enough, large, spacious

Question 4

apparition

Answer 4

a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

Question 5

assert

Answer 5

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

Question 6

cower

Answer 6

to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

Question 7

disdain

Answer 7

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

Question 8

epitaph

Answer 8

a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

Question 9

ethical

Answer 9

having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

Question 10

facetious

Answer 10

humorous, not meant seriously

Question 11

inaudible

Answer 11

not able to be heard

Question 12

indiscriminate

Answer 12

without restraint or control; unselective

Question 13

intrigue

Answer 13

crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

Question 14

jurisdiction

Answer 14

an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

Question 15

plausible

Answer 15

appearing true, reasonable, or fair

Question 16

plebeian

Answer 16

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

Question 17

prodigal

Answer 17

wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

Question 18

proximity

Answer 18

nearness, closeness

Question 19

pulverize

Answer 19

to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

Question 20

volatile

Answer 20

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