This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
Pronounced: (ah-GASSED)
Adjective:
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From Vocabulary.com: “Aghast comes from Old English gasten, “frighten,” which comes in turn from gāst, “ghost.” If you’ve seen a look of absolute shock or terror on someone’s face, you can describe the look with the adjective aghast.”
Example:
“The absentee landlord was aghast by the condition squatters had left his duplex.”
