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Vocab Chpr 2
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English
8th Grade
09/17/2009

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Aghast
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filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
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Ample
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more than enough, large, spacious
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Apparition
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a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
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Assert
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to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
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Cower
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to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
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Disdain
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to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; a feeling of contempt
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Epitaph
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a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
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Ethical
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having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct
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Facetious
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humorous, not meant seriously
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inaudible
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not able to be heard
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indicriminate
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without restraint or control; unselective
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intrigue
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crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form, and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity.
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jurisdiction
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an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
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plausible
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appearing true, reasonable, fair
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plebeian
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common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; a common person, member of the lower class
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prodigal
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wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent
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proximity
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nearness, closeness
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pulverize
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to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments)
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sequel
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that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one made earlier
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volatile
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highly changeable, fickle tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
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