Unit 5 Flashcards

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Addendum

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A thing that is added to a book or a written document

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Aghast

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Filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

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3
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Ample

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More than enough, large, spacious

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4
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Apparition

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A ghost or a ghostly figure

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5
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Assert

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To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend

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Cower

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To crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

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Disdain

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To look upset n with scorn; to refuse scornfully

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Epitaph

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A dried statement written on a tomb or gravestone

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9
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Ethical

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Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong

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Facetious

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Humorous, not meant serously

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Inaudible

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Not able to be heard

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12
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Indiscriminate

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Without restraint or control; random

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13
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Intrigue

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To form And carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

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14
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Jurisdiction

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An area of authority or control

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15
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Plausible

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Appearing true, reasonable, or fair

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16
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Plebeian

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Common, belonging to the lower class

17
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Prodigal

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Wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

18
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Proximity

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Nearness, closeness

19
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Pulverize

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To grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy by smashing into fragments

20
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Volatile

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Highly changeable, unstable; from liquid to gas state