December Vocabulary Quiz

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December Vocabulary

Addendum: addition; appendix to book; something added (e.g., at the end of a speech or book)
Aghast: filled with fear, horror, or shock
Ample: more than enough, large, spacious
Apparition: a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance
Assert: to declare or state as truth; to maintain or defend; to put forward forcefully
Cower: to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
Disdain: to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; a feeling of contempt
Epitaph: a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
Ethical: having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase
Facetious: humorous, not meant seriously, clever
Inaudible: unable to be heard
Indiscriminate: without restraint or control; unselective
Intrigue: crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity
Jurisdiction: an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
Plausible: appearing true, reasonable, or fair
Plebeian: common, peasant; belonging to the lower class; a common person, member of the lower class
Prodigal: wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent
Proximity: nearness, closeness
Pulverize: to ground or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (e.g., by smashing into fragments)
Volatile: highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from liquid to gaseous state.