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