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Vocab. #5

Published on Dec 02, 2015

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aghast

(adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, fear, terror

ample

(adj.) more than enough, sufficient

ethical

(adj.) doing what's morally right ("doing the right thing")

facetious

(adj.) not meant to be serious; humorous

inaudible

(adj.) not able to be heard

indiscriminate

(adj.) to be unselective

plausible

(adj.) appear to be true or reasonable

plebeian

(adj.) common; (n.) a person who's in a lower class

prodigal

(n.) one who is wasteful; (adj.) being extravantly wasteful with money

volatile

(adj.) changing quickly or violently

addendum

(n.) something that is added

apparition

(n.) ghost

disdain

(n.) a feeling of contempt; (v.) to look down on someone/something

epitaph

(n.) writing on a tombstone

intrigue

(v.) carry out a plot; to puzzle or excite curiosity; (n) secretive plot

jurisdiction

(n.) an area of authority or control

proximity

(n.) closeness or nearness

assert

(v.) to declare, defend, or maintain, sometimes forcefully

cower

(v.) to shrink back in fear

pulverize

(v.) to pound or grind to a powder; to destroy