ERWC Vocab List #4

Affiliated
synonyms: related, joined
antonyms: dissociated, unconnected

associated, connected

Ascertain
synonyms: discover, determine
antonyms: none

to find out

Attainment
synonyms: achievement, fulfillment
antonyms: failure, defeat

an accomplishment, the act of achieving

Bequeath
synonyms: transmit, bestow, hand down
antonyms: none

to give or pass on as an inheritance

Cogent
synonyms: persuasive, compelling
antonyms: weak, unconvincing

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

Converge
synonyms: meet, unite, intersect
antonyms: diverge, seperate

to move toward one point, approach nearer together

Disperse
synonyms: break up, dispel
antonyms: collect, congregate

to scatter, spread far and wide

Esteem
synonyms: respect, admire
antonyms: scorn, contempt

to regard highly; highly favorable opinion

Expunge
synonyms: delete, annihilate
antonyms: insert, mark, add

to erase, obliterate, destroy

Finite
synonyms: bounded, measurable
antonyms: unlimited, infinite, immeasurable

having limits, lasting for a limited time

Invulnerable
synonyms: immune, impervious, strong
antonyms: exposed, unprotected, weak

not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

Malevolent
synonyms: malicious, wicked
antonyms: kind, benevolent

spiteful, showing ill will

Nonchalant
synonyms: unruffled, indifferent
antonyms: agitated, perturbed

cool and confident, unconcerned

Omniscient
synonyms: wise, all-knowing
antonyms: ignorant, unkowing

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

Panacea
synonyms: universal cure, easy solution
antonyms: none

a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

Scrupulous
synonyms: painstaking, meticulous
antonyms: careless, negligent

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details

Skulk
synonyms: lurk, prowl
antonyms: none

to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

Supercilious
synonyms: snobbish, patronizing, arrogant
antonyms: humble, meek

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

Uncanny
synonyms: eerie, bizarre, inexplicable
antonyms: none

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

Venial
synonyms: forgivable, dismissible
antonyms: inexcusable, unforgivable

easily excused; pardonable

miss, mit
missile, transmit, omit, dismiss

send, let go

mort
immortal, mortal

death

multi
multiply, multiple, multitude

many

non
none, nonviolent, nonstop

not

omni
omniscient, omnipresent, omnivore

all

pre
previous, predict, prenuptial

before

quad
quad, quadruple, quadrilateral

four