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ela vocab 2
Unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affliated | associated, connected Syn/ attached, related, joined Ant. dissociated, unconnected |
| Ascertain | to find out Syn. discover, establish |
| Attainment | an accomplishment, the act of achieving Syn. achievement, fulfilment Ant. failure, defeat, frustration |
| Bequeath | to give or pass on as an inheritance Syn. transmit, bestow |
| Cogent | forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point Syn. persuasive, compelling Ant. weak, unconvincing, irrelevant |
| Converge | to move forward one point, approach nearer together Syn. meet, unite, intersect, merge Ant. diverge, separate |
| Dispose | to scatter, spread and wide Syn. break up, dispel Ant. collect, muster, assemble |
| Esteem | to regard highly Syn. respect Ant. contempt |
| Expunge | to erase, to destroy Syn, annihilate Ant. impress |
| Finite | having limits, lasting for a limited time Syn. bounded Ant. unlimited |
| Invulnerable | not able to be wounded or hurt Syn. impervious Ant. exposed |
| Malevolent | spiteful, showing ill will Syn. malicious Ant. kind |
| Nonchalant | cool and confident, unconcerned Syn. composed Ant. perturbed |
| Omniscient | knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or understanding Syn. wise Ant. ignorant |
| Panacea | a remedy for all ills, cure-all Syn. universal cure |
| Scrupulous | exact, careful, attending, thoroughly Syn. painstaking Ant. careless |
| Skulk | to move about stealthily Syn. lurk |
| Supercilious | proud and contemptuous Syn. snobbish Ant. humble |
| Uncanny | strange, mysterious, weird Syn. inexplicable |
| Venial | easily excused Syn. excusable Ant. unforgivabale |