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Vocab Unit 4 Def
definitions for vocabulary unit 4
Question | Answer |
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affiliated | adj associated, connected |
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, to the point |
converge | v to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
disperse | v to scatter far and wide |
esteem | v to reguard highly n a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
expunge | v to erase, obliterate, destroy |
finite | adj having limits; lasting for a limited time |
malevolent | adj spiteful, showing ill will |
nonchalant | adj cool and confident, unconcerned |
omniscient | adj knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
panacea | n a remedy for all ills; cure-all; and answer to all problems |
scrupulous | adj exact, careful, attending fthoroughly to details; having high morals standards, principled |
skulk | v to move about stealthyily; to lie in hiding |
supercilious | adj proud and contemptous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
uncanny | adj strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
venial | adj easily excused, pardonable |
invulnerable | not about to be wounded or hurt; shileding against attack |