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Sadlier Unit 6 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affiliated | (adj., part.) associated, connected Syn – attached, related, joined Ant – dissociated, unconnected |
| Ascertain | (v.) – to find out Syn – discover, establish |
| Attainment | (n.) – an accomplishment, the act of achieving Syn – achievement, fulfillment Ant – failure, defeat, frustration |
| Bequeath | (v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance Syn – transmit, bestow |
| Cogent | (adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point Syn – persuasive, compelling Ant – weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
| Converge | (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together Syn – meet, unite, intersect, merge Ant – diverge, separate |
| Disperse | (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide Syn – break up, dispel Ant. – collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
| Esteem | (v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgment Syn – (v) respect, honor, revere Ant – (v) disdain, scorn; (n.) contempt |
| Expunge | (v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy Syn – efface, annihilate Ant – insert, mark, imprint, impress |
| Finite | (adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time Syn – bounded, measurable Ant – unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal |
| Invulnerable | (adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attach Syn – impregnable, impervious, immune Ant – exposes, unprotected, defenseless |
| Malevolent | (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will Syn – malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant Ant – kind, benevolent, compassionate |
| Nonchalant | (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned Syn – composed, unruffled Ant – perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
| Omniscient | (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding Syn – wise, all-knowing Ant – ignorant, unknowing |
| Panacea | (n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems Syn – universal cure |
| Scrupulous | (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled Syn – painstaking, meticulous, conscientious Ant – careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest |
| Skulk | (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding Syn – lurk, slink, prowl |
| Supercilious | (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority Syn – snobbish, patronizing, overbearing Ant – humble, meek, deferential, servile |
| Uncanny | (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation Syn – inexplicable, spooky |
| Venial | (adj. easily excused; pardonable Syn – excusable, forgivable Ant – inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable |
| diver (root word) | Meaning: turn in different directions |
| dom (root word) | Meaning: rule, master |
| feder (root word) | Meaning: trust |
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