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Unit 1-4
Unit 1-4 Vocab Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cupidity | excessive desire for wealth |
| herculean | tremendously difficult and demanding |
| iridescent | displaying lustrous colors, like those of a rainbow |
| narcissism | extreme admiration of oneself; egocentrism |
| ascertain | to find out |
| bequeath | to give or to pass as an inhertitance |
| cogent | forceful; convincing |
| esteem | to regard highly |
| expunge | to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| finite | having limits; lasting for a limited time |
| invulnerable | not able to be wounded or hurt |
| malevolent | spiteful; showing ill will |
| nonchalant | cool and confident, unconcerned |
| omniscient | knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills; cure-all |
| scruplous | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details |
| skulk | to move about stealthily |
| supercilious | proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| uncanny | strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| venial | easily excused, pardonable |