Unit 5 Vocabulary

aghast -adj
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aghast -adj
Filled with amazement, disgust, fear Syn: Shocked, horrified, stupefied Ant: Delighted, overjoyed, unmoved
ample- adj
More than enough, large, spacious Syn: Sufficient, adequate, considerable Ant: Insufficient, inadequate
assert - v
To declare as truth forcefully Syn: Affirm, avow
cower - v
Crouch or shrink away in fear, shame Syn: Cringe, flinch Ant: Stand up to
disdain - v , n
To look upon with scorn ; A feeling of contempt
Syn: Spurn, reject Ant: Revere, venerate, esteem, respect
epitaph -n
Statement on a tomb or gravestone Syn: Tombstone inscription
ethical - adj
Having to do with morals and values, right and wrong
Syn: Upright, virtuous, honorable Ant: Immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest
facetious - adj
Humorous, not meant seriously Syn: Comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek Ant: Serious, humorless
inaudible - adj
Not able to be heard Syn: Faint, indistinct Ant: Audible, easily heard
indiscriminate - adj
Without restraint or control, unselective Syn: Haphazard, random, uncritical Ant: Selective, discriminating, judicious
intrigue - n, vCrafty dealings, underhanded plotting To form and carry out plots, to puzzle or excite the curiosity Syn: Scheme, plot, conspiracy Ant: Fair playjurisdiction - nAn area of authority or control Syn: Purviewplausible - adjWastefully extravagant, lavish One who is wasteful and self-indulgent syn: Improvident, spendthrift, wastrel ant: Frugal, economical, stingy, miserlyproximity - nNearness, closenesspulverize - vTo grind or pound to powder or dust, to destroy or overcome Syn: Crush, demolishsequel - nThat which follows, a result Syn: Follow-up, continuation Ant: Prelude, overture, curtain-raiservolatile - adjHighly changeable, fickle, tending to become easily violent or explosive Syn: Unstable, erratic Ant: Stable, steady, static, inert, dormantplebeian - adjCommon, vulgar, lower class A common person, of the lower class syn: Lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined Ant: Aristocratic, refined, cultivatedprodigal - adjWastefully extravagant, lavish One who is wasteful and self-indulgent syn: Improvident, spendthrift, wastrel Ant: Frugal, economical, stingy, miserlyapparition - nA ghostly figure, unusual appearance syn: Phantom, specter