Vocabulary Unit 4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Affiliated
Associated, connected
Ascertain
To find out
Attainment
An accomplishment, the act of achieving
Bequeath
To give or pass on as an inheritance
Cogent
Forceful, convincing; to the point
Converge
To move toward one point
Disperse
To scatter, spread far and wide
Esteem
To regard highly
Expunge
To erase, obliterate, destroy
Finite
Having limits; lasting for a limited time
Invulnerable
Not able to be wounded or hurt
Malevolent
Spiteful, showing ill will
Nonchalant
Cool and confident, unconcerned
Omniscient
Knowing everything
Panacea
A remedy for all ills; cure all; an answer to all problems
Scrupulous
Exact, careful; Having high moral standards, principled
Skulk
To move about stealthily
Supercilious
Proud, contemptuous; showing acorn because of feeling of superiority
Uncanny
Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
Venial
Easily excused; pardonable