Unit 5

addendum

addendum

(n.) a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document

Synonyms: attachment, rider, extension

aghast

(adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

Synonyms: shocked, horrified, stupefied Antonyms: delighted, overjoyed, unmoved

ample

(adj.) more than enough, large, spacious

Synonyms: sufficient, adequate, considerable Antonyms: insufficient, inadequate

apparition

(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

Synonyms: phantom, specter

assert

(v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put toward forcefully

Synonyms: affirm, avow

cower

(v.) to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame

Synonyms: wince, flinch Antonyms: stand up to

disdain

(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt

Synonyms: (v.) spurn, reject Antonyms: (v.) revere, venerate, esteem, respect

epitaph

(n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

Synonyms: tombstone inscription

ethical

(adj.) having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

Synonyms: upright, virtuous, honorable Antonyms: immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest

facetious

(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously

Synonyms: comical, witty, tongue-in-cheek Antonyms: serious, humorless

inaudible

(adj.) not able to read

Synonyms: faint, indistinct Antonyms: audible, perceptible

indiscriminate

(adj.) without restraint or control; unselective

Synonyms: haphazard, random, uncritical Antonyms: selective, discriminating, judicious

intrigue

(n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

Synonyms: (n.) scheme, plot, conspiracy Antonyms: (n.) fair play

jurisdiction

(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

Synonyms: purview, supervision

plausible

(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair

Synonyms: believable, probable Antonyms: improbable,unbelievable, unlikely

plebeian

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

Synonyms: (adj.) lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined Antonyms: (adj.) aristocratic, refined, cultivated

proximity

(n.) nearness, closeness

Antonyms: distance, remoteness

prodigal

(adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

Synonyms: (adj.) improvident; (n.) spendthrift, wastrel Antonyms: (adj.) frugal, economical, stingy, miserly

pulverize

(v.) to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (As though by smashing into fragments)

Synonyms: compress, demolish

volatile

(adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from liquid to the gaseous state

Synonyms: unstable, erratic Antonyms: stable, steady static, inert, dormant