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