Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop: Unit 5 Vocabulary Words and Definitions addendum (n.) a thing that is added; an appendix or addition to a book or written document. Synonyms:​
attachment, rider, extension aghast (adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror Synonyms:​
shocked, horrified, stupefied Antonyms:​
delighted, overjoyed, unmoved ample (adj.) more than enough, large, spacious Synonyms:​
sufficient, adequate, considerable Antonyms:​
insufficient, inadequate apparition (n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance Synonyms:​
phantom, specter assert (v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully Synonyms:​
affirm, avow cower (v.) to crouch or shrink away in fear or shame Synonyms:​
wince, flinch Antonyms:​
stand up to disdain (v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt Synonyms:​
(v.) spurn, reject Antonyms:​
(v.) revere, venerate, esteem, respect epitaph (n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone Synonym:​
tombstone inscription ethical (adj.) having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase. Synonyms:​
upright, virtuous, honorable Antonyms:​
immoral, unscrupulous, dishonest facetious (adj.) humorous, not meant seriously Synonyms:​
comical, witty, tongue­in­cheek Antonyms:​
serious, humorless Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop: Unit 5 Vocabulary Words and Definitions inaudible (adj.) not able to be heard Synonyms:​
faint, indistinct Antonyms:​
audible, perceptible indiscriminate (adj.) without restraint or control; unselective Synonyms:​
haphazard, random, uncritical Antonyms:​
selective, discriminating, judicious intrigue (n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity Synonyms:​
(n.) scheme, plot, conspiracy Antonym:​
(n.) fair play jurisdiction (n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice Synonyms:​
purview, supervision plausible (adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair Synonyms:​
believable, probable Antonyms:​
improbable, unbelievable, unlikely plebeian (adj.) common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class Synonyms:​
(adj.) lowborn, proletarian, coarse, unrefined Antonyms:​
(adj.) aristocratic, refined, cultivated prodigal (adj.) wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant, (n.) one who is wasteful and self­indulgent Synonyms:​
improvident; (n.) spendthrift, wastrel Antonyms:​
frugal, economical, stingy, miserly proximity (n.) nearness, closeness Antonyms:​
distance, remoteness pulverize (v.) to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments) Synonyms:​
compress, demolish volatile (adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state Synonyms:​
unstable, erratic Antonyms:​
stable, ready, static, inert, dormant