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Vocab Unit 5
sadlier-oxford vocabulary workshop new edition level c
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Language - English
8th Grade
11/15/2010

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aghast
Definition
(adj.)filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
synonyms: shocked, horrified, stupefied
antonyms: delighted, overjoyed, unmoved
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ample
Definition
(adj.) more than enough, large, spacious
synonyms: sufficient, adequate, considerable
antonyms: insufficient, inadequate
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apparition
Definition
(n.) a gohst or gohstly figure; an unexplained or unusal apperance
synonyms: phantom, spector
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assert
Definition
(v.) to declare or state as truth, mantain or defend, put foward forcefully
synonyms: affirm, avow
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cower
Definition
(v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
synonyms:cringe, flinch
antonym: stand up to
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disdain
Definition
(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully;(n.) a feeling of contempt
synonyms:(v.) spurn, reject
antonyms:(v.) revere, venerate, esteem, respect
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epitaph
Definition
(n.) a breif statement written on a tomb or gravestone
synonym: tombstone inscription
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ethical
Definition
(adj.) having to do with morals, values right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase
synonyms: upright, virtous, honorable
antonyoms: immoral, unscrupulous
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facetious
Definition
(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously
synonyms:upright, virtious, honorable
antonyms: serious, humorless
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inaudible
Definition
(adj.) not able to be heard
synonyms:faint, indistinct
antonyms:audible, easily heard
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indiscriminate
Definition
(adj.) without restraint or control; unslective
synonyms:haphazard, random, uncritical
antonyms: selective, discriminating, judicious
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intrigue
Definition
(n.) crafty dealings, unheard plotting; (v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curosity
synonyms: (n.) scheme, plot, conspiracy
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jurisdiction
Definition
(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
synonyms: purview
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plausible
Definition
(adj.) appering true, reasonable, or fair
synonyms: believeable,probable
antonyms:improbale, far-fetched
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plebeian
Definition
(adj.) common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class
synonyms: (adj.) lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined
antonyms: aristrocat, refined, cultivated
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prodigal
Definition
(adj.)wastefully estravagent; lavishly or generously abundent; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgant
synonyms:(adj.) improvidant; (n.) spendthrift, wastrel
antonyms:(adj.) frugal, economical, stingy, miserly
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proximity
Definition
(n.) nearness, closeness
antonyms: distance, remoteness
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pulverize
Definition
(v.) to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome
synonyms: crush, demolish
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sequal
Definition
(n.) that which follows, a result; a litterary work or film continouation of one story written or made earlier
synonyms: follow-up, contuation
sntonyms: preclude, overture, curtain-raiser
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volatile
Definition
(adj.)highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from liquid to gaseous state
synonyms: unstable, erratic
antonyms: stable, steady,static, inert, dormant
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