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Unit 5
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10
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8th Grade
04/03/2013

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Term
Ample
Definition

(adj.) more than enough, large, spacious

Syonyms: sufficient, adequate, considerable

Antonyms: insufficient, inadequate

Term
Apparition
Definition

(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

Synonyms: phantom, specter

Term
Assert
Definition

(v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

Synonyms: affirm, avow

Term
Epitaph
Definition

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

Synonyms: tombstone inscription

Term
Indiscriminate
Definition

(adj.) without restraint or control; unslective

Syonyms: haphazard, random, uncrtical

Antonyms: selective, discrimination, judicious

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Juridiction
Definition

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

Syonyms: purview

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Plausible
Definition

(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair

Syonyms: believable, probable

Antonyms: improbable, far-fetched

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Proximity
Definition

(n.) nearness, closeness

Antonyms: distance, remoteness

Term
Sequel
Definition

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

Syonyms: follow-up, continuation

Antonyms: prelude, overture, courtain-raiser

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Volatile
Definition

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

Syonyms: unstable, erratic

Antonyms: stable, steady, static, inert, dormant

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