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Vocab Unit 4
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| affiliated | adj associated or conncected |
| 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, and to the point |
| converge | v to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
| disperse | v to scatter, spread far and wide |
| esteem | v to regard highly |
| esteem | n a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
| expunge | v to erase obliterate, destroy |
| finite | adj having limits and lasting for a limited time |
| invulnerable | adj not able to be wounded or hurt, shielded against attack |
| malevolent | adj spiteful or showing ill will |
| nonchalant | adj cool and confident or unconcerned |
| omniscient | adj knowing everything or having unlimited awareness or nderstanding |
| panacea | n a remedy for all ills, cure-all, an answer to all problems |
| scrupulous | adj exact, careful, attending throughly to details, or having high moral standards, principled |
| skulk | v to move about stealthily or to lie in hiding |
| supercilious | adj proud and contemptuous or showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| uncanny | adj strange, mysterious, weird, or beying explanation |
| venial | adj easily excused or pardonable |