unit 4 vocab

converge (v.)

to move toward one point, approach nearer together

esteem (v.)

to regard highly

nonchalant (adj.)

cool and confident, unconcerned

uncanny (adj.)

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

bequeath (v.)

to give or pass on as an inheritance

scrupulous (adj.)

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; principled

disperse (v.)

to scatter, spread far and wide

ascertain (v.)

to find out

finite (adj.)

having limits; lasting for a limited time

cogent (adj.)

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

omniscient (adj.)

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

esteem (n.)

a highly favorable opinion or judgment

venial (adj.)

easily excused; pardonable

invulnerable (adj.)

not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

panacea (n.)

a remedy for all ills; an answer to all problems

expunge (v.)

to erase, obliterate, destroy

malevolent (adj.)

spiteful, showing ill will

skulk (v.)

to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

affiliated (adj.)

associated, connected

supercilious (adj.)

proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

attainment (n.)

an accomplishment, the act of achieving