click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
level E unit 4 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| affiliate | officially attach or connect to an organization |
| ascertain | found out for certain / make sure of |
| attain | to succeed in achieving / something that one desires and has worked for |
| bequeath | to hand down to give or leave in a will |
| cogent | forceful, convincing / relevant, to the point |
| converge | to move forward one point / approach nearer together |
| disperse | to scatter / spread far and wide |
| esteem | to regard highly / a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
| expunge | to erase, obliterate or / and destroy |
| finite | having limits / lasts for a limited time |
| invulnerable | not able to be wounded or hurt |
| malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil to others |
| nonchalant | cool and confident / unconcerned |
| omniscient | knowing everything / having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills / an answer to all sickness |
| scrupulous | attending thoroughly to details / having high moral standards |
| skulk | to move about stealthily / to lie in hiding |
| supercilious | behaving as though on thinks one is superior to others |
| uncanny | strange, mysterious, or weird beyond explanation |
| venial | easily excused or forgiven |