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Quiz #4
American/Whisl
Term | Definition |
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uncanny | strange, mysterious, weird |
supercilious | proud; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority |
skulk | to move about stealthily |
scrupulous | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to detail |
panacea | a remedy for all ills, cure-al |
omniscient | knowing everything |
nonchalant | cool and confident |
malevolent | spiteful; showing ill will |
invulnerable | not able to be wounded or hurt |
finite | having limits; lasting for a limited time |
expunge | to erase, destroy |
esteem | (v) to regard highly (n) a highly favorable opinion |
disperse | to scatter |
converge | to move toward one point |
cogent | forceful, convincing |
bequeath | to give or pass as an inheritance |
attainment | an accomplishment, the act of achieving |
ascertain | to find out |
affiliated | associated, connected |
urbane | refined in manner or style |
vectors | a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction |
inertia | inactivity, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like |
sojourn | (n) a temporary stay (v) to stay for a time |
redress | (v) to set right, remedy (n) relief from wrong or injury |