unit 4 Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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associated, connected

A

affiliated

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2
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s- attached, related, joined

a- dissociated, unconnected

A

affiliated

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3
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to find out

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ascertain

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4
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s- discover, establish

A

ascertain

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5
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an accomplishment, the act of achieving

A

attainment

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6
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s- achievement, fulfillment

a- failure, defeat, frustration

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attainment

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7
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to give or pass on as an inheritance

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bequeath

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8
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s- transmit, bestow

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bequeath

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9
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forceful, convincing; relevant to the point

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cogent

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10
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s- persuasive, compelling

a- weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant

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cogent

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11
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to move toward one point, approach nearer together

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converge

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12
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s- meet, unite, intersect, merge

a- diverge, separate

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converge

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13
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to scatter, spread far and wide

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disperse

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14
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s- break up, dispel

a- collect, congregate, assemble, muster

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disperse

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15
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to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgment

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esteem

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16
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s- respect, honor, revere

a- disdain, scorn; contnempt

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esteem

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to erase, obliterate, destroy

18
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s- efface, annihilate

a- insert, mark, imprint, impress

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having limits; lasting for a limited time

20
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s- bounded, measurable

a- unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal

21
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not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded agianst attack

22
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s- empregnable, impervious, immune

a- exposed, unprotecte, defenseless

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spiteful; showing ill will

24
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s- malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant

a- kind, benevolent, compassionate

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cool and confident, unconcerned
nonchalant
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s- composed, unruffled, blasé
nonchalant
27
knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
omniscient
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s- wise, all-knowing | a- ignorant, unknowing
omniscient
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a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
panacea
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s- universal cure
panacea
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exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled
scrupulous
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s- painstaking, meticulous, conscientious | a- careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest
scrupulous
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to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
skulk
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s- lurk, slink, prowl
skulk
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proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
supercilious
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s- snobbish, patronizing, overbearing | a- humble, meek, deferential, servile
supercilious
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strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
uncanny
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s- inexplicable, spooky
uncanny
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easily excused; pardonable
venial
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s- excusable, forgivable | a- inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable
venial