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unit 4
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11/21/2004

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aghast
Definition
adj. filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
s-stupefied
a-unmoved
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ample
Definition
adj. more than enouhg,large,spacious
s- considerable
a- insufficent
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apparition
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n. a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplainable or unsual apperance
s- phantom, specter
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assert
Definition
v. to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
s- affirm, avow
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cower
Definition
v. to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
s- flinch, cringe
a- stand up to
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distain
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v. to look upon with scron; to refuse scornfully; n. a feeling of contempt
s- sprun, reject
a- ventenerate, esteem
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epitaph
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n. a brief statementwritten on a tomb or gravestone
s- tombstone inscription
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ethical
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adj. having to do with moral or values, right conduct
s- virtuous
a-unsrupulous
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facetious
Definition
adj. humorous, not ment seriously
s- witty, tounge and cheek
a- serious
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inaudible
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adj. not able to be herd
s-indistinct
a- audible
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indiscriminate
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adj. without restraint or control; unselective
s- haphazed, random
a- discriminating, selective
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intrigue
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n. potting, v. to form or carry out plots, to puzzle ro excite the curiosity
s- conspiracy
a- fair play
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jurisdiction
Definition
n. an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
s- purview
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plausible
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adj. appearing true, reasonable, or fair
s- probable
a- far-fetched
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plebeian
Definition
adj. common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class;
n- a common person, member of the lower class
s- lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined
a- aristocratice, cultivated
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prodigal
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adj. wastefully extravagant; lavishy or generously abundant; n. one who is wasteful and self indulgent
s- spendthrift, wastrel, improvident
a- frugal
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proximity
Definition
n. nearness, closeness
s- remoteness
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pulverize
Definition
v. to grid or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome
s- demolish
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sequel
Definition
n. that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the previous story
s- contiunation
a- overture
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volatile
Definition
adj. highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
s- unstable, erratic
a- inert, dormant
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