State The Meaning Of These Adjectives Flashcards

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aghast filled with amazement,disgust,fear,or terror
ample more than enough,large,spacious
apparition a ghost or ghostly figure;an unexplained or unusual appearence
assert to declare or state as truth,maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
cower to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
disdain to look upon with scorn:to refuse scornfully(n) a feeling if contempt
epitaph a brief statement wriiten on a tomb or gravestone
ethical having to do with morals,values,right and wrong;in accordance with standards of right conduct;requiring a prescription for purchase
facetious humorous, not meant seriously
inaudible not able to be heard
indiscriminate without restraint or control; unselective
intrigue crafty dealings,underhanded plotting(v) to form and carry out plots;to puzzle or excite the curiousity
jurisdiction an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
plausible appearing true,reasonable,of fair
plebeian common,vulgar;belonging to the lower class(n) a common person,member of the lower class
prodigal wastefully extravagant;lavishly or generously abundant(n)one who is watseful and self indulgent
proximity nearness closeness
pulverize to gring or pound to a powder or dust;to destroy or overcome (as tough by smashing into fragments)
sequel that which follows,a result;a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier
volatile highly changeable,fickle;tending to become violent or ekplosive;changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state