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Grade 8: Vocab Unit 5 (Sadlier/Oxford)

AB
AGHASTfilled with amazement, disgust or fear; shocked
AMPLEmore than enough, large, spacious; sufficient
APPARITIONghost or ghostly figure
ASSERTto declare openly and forcefully; affirm
COWERto crouch or shrink away in fear or shame; cringe
DISDAINto look down on with scorn or contempt; reject
EPITAPHa brief statement written on a tomb or a gravestone
ETHICALhaving to do with morals, right and wrong, standards of proper conduct
FACETIOUShumerous, not meant seriously
INAUDIBLEnot able to be heard
INDISCRIMINATEwithout restraint or control; unselective, haphazard, random
INTRIGUEsecretive plotting or dealings; or to puzzle and excite the curiosity
JURISDICTIONthe right to administer justice, an area of authority or control
PLAUSIBLEreasonable, believable, appearing true
PLEBEIANbelonging to the lower class, common, or a member of the lower class
PRODIGALwastefully extravagant, lavish, or one who is wasteful and self-indulgent
PROXIMITYnearness, closeness
PULVERIZEto grind or pound, destroy
SEQUELfollow - up, continuation
VOLATILEhighly changeable, fickle, unstable, tending to become violent or explosive


Blanchard Middle
Westford, MA

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