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Vocab Unit 4
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Term | Definition |
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affiliated | adj associated or conncected |
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, and to the point |
converge | v to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
disperse | v to scatter, spread far and wide |
esteem | v to regard highly |
esteem | n a highly favorable opinion or judgement |
expunge | v to erase obliterate, destroy |
finite | adj having limits and lasting for a limited time |
invulnerable | adj not able to be wounded or hurt, shielded against attack |
malevolent | adj spiteful or showing ill will |
nonchalant | adj cool and confident or unconcerned |
omniscient | adj knowing everything or having unlimited awareness or nderstanding |
panacea | n a remedy for all ills, cure-all, an answer to all problems |
scrupulous | adj exact, careful, attending throughly to details, or having high moral standards, principled |
skulk | v to move about stealthily or to lie in hiding |
supercilious | adj proud and contemptuous or showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
uncanny | adj strange, mysterious, weird, or beying explanation |
venial | adj easily excused or pardonable |