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Vocab Unit 4
Sophomores
| word | definition | synonyms | antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| affiliated | (adj, participle) associated, connected | attached, related, joined | dissociated, unconnected |
| ascertain | (v) to find out | discover, determine, establish | n/a |
| attainment | (n) an accomplishment | achievement, fulfillment | failure, defeat, frustration |
| bequeath | (v) to pass on as an inheritance | transmit, bestow | n/a |
| cogent | (adj) forceful, convincing; relevant | persuasive, compelling | weak, ineffective, irrelevant |
| converge | (v) to approach one point, come nearer together | meet, unite, intersect, merge | diverge, separate |
| disperse | (v) scatter | dispel | collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
| esteem | (v) to regard highly; (n) a highly favorable opinion | respect, admire, honor, revere | disdain, scorn, contempt |
| expunge | (v) to erase, obliterate | delete, efface, annihilate | insert, mark, imprint, impress |
| finite | (adj) having limits; lasting only for a limited time | bounded, measurable | unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting |
| invulnerable | (adj) not able to be wounded or hurt | impregnable, impervious, immune | exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
| malevolent | (adj) spiteful, showing ill will | malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant | kind, compassionate, benevolent |
| nonchalant | (adj) cool and confident, unconcerned | composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé | perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
| omniscient | (adj) having unlimited awareness or understanding | wise, all-knowing | ignorant, unknowing |
| panacea | (n) a cure-all; an answer to all problems | universal cure, easy solution | n/a |
| scrupulous | (adj) exact, attending carefully and thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled | painstaking, meticulous, conscientious | careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest |
| skulk | (v) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding | lurk, slink, prowl | n/a |
| supercilious | (adj) proud and contemptuous | snobbish, patronizing, overbearing | meek, deferential, servile |
| uncanny | (adj) mysterious, weird, beyond explanation | eerie, inexplicable, spooky | n/a |
| venial | (adj) pardonable | excusable, forgivable | inexcusable, unforgivable |