Unit 5 Vocabulary

adj. more than enough, large, spacious

syn: sufficient, adequate, considerable

ant: insufficient, inadequate

• ethical

• ample

• disdaon

• intrigue

v. to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

syn: wince, flinch,

ant: stand up to

• assert

• cower

• facetious

• aghast

adj. not able to be heard

syn: faint, indistinct

ant: audible, perceptible

• disdain

• inaudible

• indiscriminate

• epitaph

n. a ghost or ghostly figure, an unexplained or unusual appearance

syn: phantom, specter

• aghast

• apparition

• assert

adj. without restraint or control, unselective

syn: haphazard, random, uncritical

ant: selective, discriminating, judicious

• ample

• indiscriminate

• assert

• addendum

adj. wastefully extravagant, lavishly or generously abundant, n. one who is wasteful and self indulgent

syn: improvident, spendthrift, wastrel

ant: frugal, economical, stingy, miserly

• volatile

• prodigal

• pulverize

• plebian

adj, common, vulgar, belonging to the lower class, n. a common person, member of the lower class

syn: lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined

ant: aristocratic, refined, cultivated

• ethical

• plebeian

• plausible

• assert

n. a thing that is added, an appendix or addition to a book, or written document

syn: attachment, rider, extension

• cower

• addendum

• ample

• epitaph

adj. humorous, not meant seriously

syn: comical, witty, tongue - in - cheek

ant: serious, humorless

• aghast

• facetious

• intrigue

• inaudible

v. to look up with scorn, to refuse scornfully n. a feeling of contempt

syn: spurn, reject

ant: revere, venerate, esteem, respect

• ample

• disdain

• ethical

• assert