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Vocabulary Week 10

Vocabulary Week 10. Campagn a. aghast. People were aghast at the senseless brutality of the crime. aghast. Adj. filled with amazement, disgust, fear or terror. ample. Thanks to the wet spring weather, birds and other animals will have an ample supply of food for the rest of the year. ample.

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Vocabulary Week 10

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  1. Vocabulary Week 10 Campagna

  2. aghast • People were aghast at the senseless brutality of the crime.

  3. aghast • Adj. filled with amazement, disgust, fear or terror

  4. ample • Thanks to the wet spring weather, birds and other animals will have an ample supply of food for the rest of the year.

  5. ample • Adj. more than enough, large, spacious

  6. apparition • The vivid apparition seemed so real that it completely unnerved me.

  7. apparition • N. a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance

  8. assert • Throughout the trial and the lengthy appeal process that followed, the defendant firmly asserted her innocence.

  9. assert • V. to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

  10. cower • The tiny kittens cowered in the corner, obviously frightened by the huge, growling dog.

  11. cower • V. to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

  12. disdain • As their commanding officer, I disdained the soldiers cowardly behavior.

  13. disdain • V. to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; n. a feeling of contempt

  14. epitaph • Most people never stop to consider the words that might one day appear as their own epitaph.

  15. epitaph • N. a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

  16. ethical • New developments in medicine often lead to discussions of important ethical questions.

  17. ethical • Adj. having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct

  18. facetious • We had to laugh at her facetious remarks.

  19. facetious • Adj. humorous, not meant seriously

  20. inaudible • Some high-frequency sounds are inaudible to even the keenest human ear.

  21. inaudible • Adj. not able to be heard

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