Unit Five Flashcards

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filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

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aghast

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more than enough, large, spacious

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ample

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3
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a ghost or ghostly figure

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apparition

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4
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an unexplained or unusual appearance

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apparition

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5
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to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

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assert

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to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

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cower

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7
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to look upon with scorn

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disdain

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8
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to refuse scornfully

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disdain

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9
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a feeling of contempt

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disdain

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10
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a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

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epitaph

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11
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having to do with morals, values, right and wrong

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ethical

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12
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in accordance with standards of right conduct

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ethical

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13
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requiring a prescription for purchase

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ethical

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14
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humorous, not meant seriously

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factious

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15
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not able to be heard

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inaudible

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16
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without restraint or control

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indiscriminate

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17
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unselective

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indiscriminate

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18
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crafty dealings, underhanded plotting

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intrigue

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19
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to form and carry out plots

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intrigue

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to puzzle or excite the curiosity

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intrigue

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21
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an area of authority or control

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jurisdiction

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22
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the right to administer justice

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jurisdiction

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23
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appearing true, reasonable, or fair

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plausible

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24
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common, vulgar

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plebeian

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belonging to the lower class;
plebeian
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a common person, member of the lower class
plebeian
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wastefully extravagant
prodigal
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lavishly or generously abundant;
prodigal
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one who is wasteful and self-indulgent
prodigal
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nearness, closeness
proximity
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to ground or pound to a powder or dust;
pulverize
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to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)
pulverize
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that which follows, a result
sequel
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a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier
sequel
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highly changeable, fickle
volatile
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tending to become violent or explosive;
volatile
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changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
volatile
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S for aghast
shocked, horrified, stupefied
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S for ample
sufficient, adequate, considerable
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S for apparition
phantom, spectre
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S for assert
affirm, avow
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S for cower
cringe, flinch
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S for disdain
spurn, reject
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S for epitaph
tombstone inscription
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S for ethical
upright, virtuous, honorable
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S for factious
comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek
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S for inaudible
faint, indistinct
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S for indiscriminate
haphazared, random, uncritical
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S for intrigue
scheme, plot, conspiracy
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S for jurisdiction
purview
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S for plausible
believable, probable
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S for plebeian
lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined
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S for prodigal
improvident; spendthrift, wastrel
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S for pulverize
crush, demolish
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S for sequel
follow-up, continuation
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S for volatile
unstable, erratic
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A for aghast
delighted, overjoyed, unmoved
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A for ample
insufficient, inadequate
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A for cower
stand up to
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A for disdain
rever, venerate, esteem, respect
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A for ethical
immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest
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A for factious
serious, humorless
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A for inaudible
audible, easily heard
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A for indiscriminate
selective, discriminating, judicious
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A for intrigue
fairplay
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A for plausible
improbable, far-fetched
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A for plebeian
aristocratic, refined, cultivated
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A for prodigal
frugal, economical, stingy, miserly
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A for proximity
distance, remoteness
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A for sequel
prelude, overture, curtain-raiser
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A for volatile
stable, steady, static, inert, dormant