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Vocabulary List 4
English II (Level E)
| Term | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliated | associated, connected | attached, related, joined | dissociated, unconnected |
| Ascertain | to find out | discover, establish | |
| Attainment | an accomplishment, the act of achieving | achievement, fulfillment | failure, defeat, fustration |
| Bequeath | to give or pass on as an inheritance | transmit, bestow | |
| Cogent | forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point | persuasive, compelling | weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
| Converge | to move toward one point, approach nearer together | meet, unite, intersect, merge | diverge, separate |
| Disperse | to scatter, spread far and wide | break up, dispel | collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
| Esteem | to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement | respect, honor, revere | disdain scorn; contempt |
| Expunge | to erase, obliterate, destroy | efface, annihilate | insert, mark, imprint, impress |
| Finite | having limits; lasting for a limited time | bounded, measurable | unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal |
| Invulnerable | not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack | impregnable, impervious; immune | exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
| Malevolent | spiteful, showing ill will | malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant | kind, benevolent, compassionate |
| Nonchalant | cool and confident, unconcerned | composed, unruffled, blasé | perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
| Omniscient | knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding | wise, all-knowing | ignorant, unknowing |
| Panacea | a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems | universal cure | |
| Scrupulous | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled | painstaking, meticulous, conscientious | careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest |
| Skulk | to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding | lurk, slink, prowl | |
| Supercilious | proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority | snobbish, patronizing, overbearing | humble, meek, deferential, servile |
| Uncanny | strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation | inexplicable, spooky | |
| Venial | easily excused; pardonable | excusable, forgivable | inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable |