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Unit 5
Vocabulary Level C
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English
9th Grade
02/23/2009

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aghast
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SYN shocked, horrified, stupefied ANT delighted, overjoyed, unmoved
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ample
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SYN sufficient, adequate, considerable ANT insufficient, inadequate
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apparition
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SYN phantom, specter
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assert
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SYN affirm, avow
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cower
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SYN cringe, flinch ANT stand up to
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disdain
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SYN (v)spurn, reject ANT revere, venerate, esteem, respect
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epitaph
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SYN tombstone inscription
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ethical
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SYN upright, virtuous, honorable ANT immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest
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facetious
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SYN comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek ANT serious, humorless
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inaudible
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SYN faint, indistinct ANT audible, easily heard
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indiscriminate
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SYN haphazard, random, uncritical ANT selective, discriminating, judicious
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intrigue
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SYN (n)scheme, plot, conspiracy ANT (n)fair play
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jurisdiction
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SYN purview
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plausible
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SYN believable, probable ANT improbable, far-fetched
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plebeian
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SYN (adj)lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined ANT (adj)aristocratic, refined, cultivated
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prodigal
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SYN (adj)improvident; (n)spendthrift, wastrel ANT (adj)frugal, economical, stingy, miserly
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proximity
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ANT distance, remoteness
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pulverize
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SYN crush, demolish
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sequel
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SYN follow-up, continuation ANT prelude, overture, curtain- raiser
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volatile
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SYN unstable. erratic ANT stable, steady, static. inert, dormant
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