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10th grade unit 4
unit 4 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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affiliated | associated, connected |
ascertain | to find out |
attainment | an accomplishment, the act of achieving |
bequeath | to give or to pass on as inheritance |
cogent | forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point |
converge | to move toward one point, approach nearer together |
disperse | to scatter, spread far and wide |
esteem | to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgment |
expunge | to erase, obliterate, destroy |
finite | having limits; lasting for a limited time |
invulnerable | not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack |
malevolent | spiteful, showing ill will |
nonchalant | cool and confident, unconcerned |
omniscient | knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
panacea | a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems |
scrupulous | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled |
skulk | to move about stealthily ; to lie in hiding |
supercilious | proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling or superiority |
uncanny | strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation |
venial | easily excused; pardonable |