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Unit 5 Vocab
Unit 5 Vocab
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Literature
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11/02/2005

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Aghast
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(adj.) Filled with amazement, digust, fear, or terror
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Ample
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(adj.) More than enough, large, spacious
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Apparition
Definition
(n.) A ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
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Assert
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(v.) To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
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Cower
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(v.) To crouch or shrink away from, in fear or shame
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Disdain
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(v.) To look upon with scorn; to refuse scornrully; (n.) A feeling of contempt
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Epitaph
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(n.) A brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
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Ethical
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(adj.) Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for puchase
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Facetious
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(adj.) Humorous, not meant seriously
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Inaudible
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(adj.) Not able to be heard
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Indiscrminate
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(adj.) Without restraint or control; unselective
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Intrigue
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(n.) Crafty dealings, underhaded plotting; (v.) To form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity
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Jurisdiction
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(n.) An area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
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Plausible
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(adj.) Appearing true, reasonable, or fair
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Plebeian
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(adj.) Common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) A common person, member of the lower class
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Prodigal
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(adj.) Wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) One who is wasteful and self-indulgent
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Proximity
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(n.) Nearness, Closeness
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Pulverize
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(v.) To grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)
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Sequel
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(n.) That which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story one made earlier
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Volatile
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(adj.) Highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the lquid to the gaseous state
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