Unit 4 and 3

  1. Ascertain (v.) to find out 


  1. Attainment (n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving 


  1. Bequeath (v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance


  1. Converge (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together 


  1. Expunge (v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy


  1. Finite (adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time

  1. Malevolent (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will



  1. Nonchalant (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned

  1. Omniscient (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding 

  1. Panacea (n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

  1. Scrupulous (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled


  2. Skulk (v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding


  1. Supercilious (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority


  1. Uncanny (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation


  1. Venial (adj.) easily excused; pardonable

  2. Adversary (n.) an enemy, opponent 

  3. Brandish (v.) to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

18.Comprise (v.) to include or contain; to be made up of

  1. Deft (adj.) skillful, nimble

  1. Destitute (adj.) deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in

  1. Explicit (adj.) definite, clearly stated

  1. Inopportune (adj.) coming at a bad time; not appropriate

  1. Ironic (adj.) suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic.

  1. Ominous (adj.) unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

  1. Pinnacle (n.) a high peak or point

  1. Premeditated (adj.) considered beforehand, deliberately planned

  1. Rampant (adj.) growing without check, running wild

  1. Solace (n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console

  1. Stately (adj.) dignified, majestic

  1. Supple (adj.) bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

Suppress (v.) to stop by force, put down