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aghast
filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror adj
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ample
more than enough, large, spacious adj
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apparition
a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance n.
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assert
to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully v.
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cower
to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame v.
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disdain
- to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; v
- a feeling of contempt n
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epitaph
a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone n.
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ethical
having to do with morals, values, right and wrong, in accordance with standards of right conduct, requiring a prescription or purpose adj.
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facetious
humorous, not meant seriously adj
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inaudible
not able to be heard adj
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indiscriminate
without restraint or control; unselective adj
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intrigue
- crafty dealings, underhanded plotting n
- to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiousity v
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jurisdiction
an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice n
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plausible
appearing true, reasonable, or fair adj
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plebian
- common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class adj
- a common person, member of the lower class adj
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prodical
- wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant adj
- one who is wasteful and self-indulgent n.
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proximity
nearness, closeness n
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pulverize
to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments) v
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sequel
that which follows, a result; a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier n.
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volatile
highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state adj
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