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Grade 8 Unit 5 Vocab

AB
AghastFilled with amazement, disgust fear or terror
Amplemore than enough, large, spacious
Apparitiona ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
Assertto declare or state as truth, mamintain or defend, put forward forcefully
cowerto crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
disdainto look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully, a feeling of contempt
epitaha brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
Ethicalhaving to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards or right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase
facetioushumorous, not meant seriously
inaudiblenot able to be heard
indiscriminatewithout restraint or control; unselective
Intriguecrafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curosity
Jurisdictionan area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
Plausableappearing true, reasonable, or fair
Plebeiancommon, vulgar, belonging to the lower class; a common person, member of the lower class
Prodigalwastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant
Proximitynearness or closeness
Pulverizeto grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome
SequelThat which follows, a result; a literary work or film containing the story of one written or made earlier
Volatilehighly changable, fickle, tending to become violent or explosive



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