English Vocab. Workshop, Unit 5

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aghast

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aghast
(adj)
filled with amazement, disgust, fear or terror

syn: shocked, horrified, stupefied
ant: delighted, overjoyed, unmoved

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ample

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ample
(adj)
more than enough, large, spacious

syn: sufficient, adequate, considerable
ant: insufficient, inadequate

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apparition

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apparition
(n)
a ghost or ghostly figure, an unexplained or unusual appearance

syn: phantom, specter

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assert

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assert
(v)
to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forth forcefully

syn: affirm, avow

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cower

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cower
(v)
to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

syn: cringe, flinch
ant: stand up to

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disdain

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disdain
(v)
to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully
(n)
a fearce contempt

syn: spurn, reject
ant: revere, venerate, esteem, respect

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epitaph

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epitaph
(n)
a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

syn: tombstone inscription

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ethical

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ethical
(adj)
having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

syn: upright, virtuous, honorable
ant: immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest

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facetious

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facetious
(adj)
humorous, not meant seriously

syn: comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek
ant: serious, humorless

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inaudible

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inaudible
(adj)
not able to be heard

syn: faint, indistinct
ant: audible, easily heard

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indiscriminate

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indiscriminate
(adj)
without restraint or control; unselective

syn: haphazard, random, uncritical
ant: selective, discriminating, judicious

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intrigue

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intrigue
(n)
crafty dealings, underhanded plotting
(v)
to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

syn: (n) scheme, plot, conspiracy
ant: (n) fair play

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jurisdiction

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jurisdiction
(n)
an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice.

syn: purview

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plausible

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plausible
(adj)
appearing true, reasonable, or fair

syn: believable, probable
ant: improbable, far-fetched

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plebeian

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plebeian
(adj)
common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class;
(n)
a common person, member of the lower class

syn: (adj) lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined
ant: (adj) aristocratic, refined, cultivated

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prodigal

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prodigal
(adj)
wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant;
(n)
one who is wasteful and self-indulgent.

syn: (adj) improvident; (n) spendthrift, wastrel
ant: (adj) frugal, economical, stingy, miserly

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proximity

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proximity
(n)
nearness, closeness
ant: distance remoteness

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pulverize

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pulverize
(v)
to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)

syn:; crush, demolish

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sequel

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sequel
(n)
that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier

syn: follow-up, continuation
ant: prelude, overture, curtain-faiser

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volatile

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volatile
(adj)
highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state

syn: unstable, erratic
ant: stable, steady, static, inert, dormant