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Vocab Unit 4 Def
definitions for vocabulary unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affiliated | adj associated, connected |
| ascertain | v to find out |
| attainment | n an accomplishment, the act of achieving |
| bequeath | v to give or pass on as an inheritance |
| cogent | adj forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point |
| converge | v to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
| disperse | v to scatter far and wide |
| esteem | v to reguard highly n a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
| expunge | v to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| finite | adj having limits; lasting for a limited time |
| malevolent | adj spiteful, showing ill will |
| nonchalant | adj cool and confident, unconcerned |
| omniscient | adj knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| panacea | n a remedy for all ills; cure-all; and answer to all problems |
| scrupulous | adj exact, careful, attending fthoroughly to details; having high morals standards, principled |
| skulk | v to move about stealthyily; to lie in hiding |
| supercilious | adj proud and contemptous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| uncanny | adj strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| venial | adj easily excused, pardonable |
| invulnerable | not about to be wounded or hurt; shileding against attack |
Created by:
Victoria Richardson
on 2010-02-11