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Vocab Unit 4 D E
Jenkins Vocabulary Unit 4 Definitions 10 grade Level E
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 on point, approach nearer together |
| Disperse | v. to scatter, spread far and wide |
| Esteem | v. to regard highly, n. a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
| Expunge | v. to erase, obliterate, destroy |
| Finite | adj. having limits, lasting for a limited time |
| Invulnerable | adj. not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack |
| 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, an answer to all problems |
| Scrupulous | adj. exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled |
| Skulk | v. to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding |
| Supercilious | adj. proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
| Uncanny | adj strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
| Venial | adj. easily excused; pardonable |