Level E Unit 4 Vocab

definitions

  • affiliated (adj., part.) – Associated, connected

  • ascertain (v.) – To find out

  • attainment (n.) – An accomplishment, the act of achieving

  • bequeath (v.) – To give or pass on as an inheritance

  • cogent (adj.) – Forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

  • converge (v.) – To move toward one point, approach nearer together

  • disperse (v.) – To scatter, spread

  • esteem (v., n.) – To regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement

  • expunge (v.) – To erase, obliterate, destroy

  • finite (adj.) – Having limits; lasting for a limited time

  • invulnerable (adj.) – Not able to be hurt, attacked, or damaged

  • malevolent (adj.) – Spiteful, showing ill will

  • nonchalant (adj.) – Cool and confident, unconcerned

  • omniscient (adj.) – Knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

  • panacea (n.) – A remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

  • scrupulous (adj.) – Exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards

  • skulk (v.) – To move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

  • supercilious (adj.) – Proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

  • uncanny (adj.) – Strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

  • venial (adj.) – Easily excused; pardonable

antonyms

  • Affiliated: dissociated, unconnected

  • Attainment: failure, defeat, frustration

  • Cogent: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant

  • Converge: diverge, separate

  • Disperse: collect, congregate, assemble, muster

  • Esteem: (verb) disdain, scorn; (noun) contempt

  • Expunge: insert, mark, imprint, impress

  • Finite: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal

  • Invulnerable: exposed, unprotected, defenseless

  • Malevolent: kind, benevolent, compassionate

  • Nonchalant: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed

  • Omniscient: ignorant, unknowing

  • Scrupulous: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest

  • Supercilious: humble, meek, deferential, servile

  • Venial: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable

synonyms

  • affiliated: attached, related, joined

  • ascertain: discover, determine, establish

  • attainment: achievement, fulfillment

  • bequeath: transmit, bestow, hand down

  • cogent: persuasive, compelling

  • converge: meet, unite, intersect, merge

  • disperse: scatter, break up, dispel

  • esteem: respect, admire, honor

  • expunge: delete, efface, annihilate

  • finite: bounded, measurable

  • invulnerable: impregnable, impervious, immune

  • malevolent: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant

  • nonchalant: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé

  • omniscient: wise, all-knowing

  • panacea: universal cure, easy solution

  • scrupulous: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious

  • skulk: lurk, slink, prowl

  • supercilious: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing

  • uncanny: eerie, inexplicable, spooky

  • venial: pardonable, excusable