Vocab. Workshop level C unit 5 words – Flashcards
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Addendum
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Noun: a thing that is added; an apprendix or addition to a book or document Attachment, rider, extension
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Aghast
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Adjective: filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror Shocked, horrified, stupefied Antonyms: delighted, overjoyed,unmoved
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Ample
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Adjective: more than enough, large, spacious Suffcient,adequat,considerable Antonyms: insufficient, in adequate
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Apparition
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Noun: a ghost or ghostly figure; and unexplained or unusual appearance Phantom, spector
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Assert
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Verb: to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully Affirm, avow
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Cower
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Verb: to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame Wince, flinch Antonym: stand up to
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Disdain
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Verb: to look apon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; a feeling of comtempt Spurn, reject Antonyms: verb: Revere, venerate, esteem, respect
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Epitaph
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Noun: a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone Tombstone, inscription
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Ethical
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Adjective: having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards or right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase Upright, virtuous, honorable Antonyms: immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest
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Facetious
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Adjective: humerous, not meant seriously. Comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek Antonyms: serious, humorless
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Inaudiable
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Adjective: not able to be heard Faint, indistinct Antonyms: Audible, perceptible
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Indiscriminate
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Adjective: without restraint or control; unselective Haphazard, random, uncritical Antonyms: selective, discriminating, judicious
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Intrigue
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Noun: crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; verb: to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity Noun: scheme, plot, conspriacy Antonyms: noun: Fairplay
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Jurisdiction
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Noun: an area of authority or control; the right of administer justice Purview, supervision
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Plausible
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Adjective: appearing true, reasonable, or fair Believable, probable Antonyms: improbable, unbelievable, unlikely
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Plebeain
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Adjective: common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; noun: a common person, member of the lower class Adjective: lowerborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined Antonyms: adjective: aristocratic, refined, cultivated
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Prodigal
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Adjective: wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; noun: one who is wasteful and self indulgent Adjective: improvident, noun: spendthrift, wastrel Antonyms: adjective: frugal, economical, stingy, miserly
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Proximity
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Noun: nearness, closeness Antonyms: distance, remoteness
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Pulverize
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Verb: to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments) Compress, demolish
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Volatile
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Adjective: highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from liquid to the gaseous state Unstable, erratic Antonyms:stable, steady, static, inert, dormant
