Chapter 5 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Addendum
A thing that is added, an appendix to a book or written document
Aghast
Filled with amazement discuss or fear
Ample
More than enough, large
Apparition
A ghost or ghostly figure, an unusual appearance
Assert
To declare or state as truth, maintain or defend
Cower
To crowd or shrink away in fear or shame
Disdain(v)
To look upon as worthless
Disdain(n)
A feeling that something is worthless
Epitaph
A brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
Ethical
Having to do with moral value right and wrong;an accordance with standards of good conduct; requiring of prescription for purchase
Facetious
Humorous, not meant seriously
Inaudible
Not able to be heard
Indiscriminate
Without restrictor control; unselective
Intrigue(n)
Crafty detailing underhanded plotting
Intrigue(v)
To form and carry out plots;to puzzle or excite the curiosity
Jurisdiction
In area of authority or control
Plausible
Repairing true or reasonable
Plebeian(could be adjective or a noun)
Common belong to the lower class
Prodigal(adj or noun)
Wasteful and self-indulgent
Proximity
Nearness closeness
Pulverize
To grinder pound to a powder dust or to destroy
Volatile
Highly changeable; tending to become violent or explosive; changing rapidly from the liquid to the gas state