word | definition | synonyms | antonyms |
affiliated | (adj, participle) associated, connected | attached, related, joined | dissociated, unconnected |
ascertain | (v) to find out | discover, determine, establish | n/a |
attainment | (n) an accomplishment | achievement, fulfillment | failure, defeat, frustration |
bequeath | (v) to pass on as an inheritance | transmit, bestow | n/a |
cogent | (adj) forceful, convincing; relevant | persuasive, compelling | weak, ineffective, irrelevant |
converge | (v) to approach one point, come nearer together | meet, unite, intersect, merge | diverge, separate |
disperse | (v) scatter | dispel | collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
esteem | (v) to regard highly; (n) a highly favorable opinion | respect, admire, honor, revere | disdain, scorn, contempt |
expunge | (v) to erase, obliterate | delete, efface, annihilate | insert, mark, imprint, impress |
finite | (adj) having limits; lasting only for a limited time | bounded, measurable | unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting |
invulnerable | (adj) not able to be wounded or hurt | impregnable, impervious, immune | exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
malevolent | (adj) spiteful, showing ill will | malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant | kind, compassionate, benevolent |
nonchalant | (adj) cool and confident, unconcerned | composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé | perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
omniscient | (adj) having unlimited awareness or understanding | wise, all-knowing | ignorant, unknowing |
panacea | (n) a cure-all; an answer to all problems | universal cure, easy solution | n/a |
scrupulous | (adj) exact, attending carefully and thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled | painstaking, meticulous, conscientious | careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest |
skulk | (v) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding | lurk, slink, prowl | n/a |
supercilious | (adj) proud and contemptuous | snobbish, patronizing, overbearing | meek, deferential, servile |
uncanny | (adj) mysterious, weird, beyond explanation | eerie, inexplicable, spooky | n/a |
venial | (adj) pardonable | excusable, forgivable | inexcusable, unforgivable |