#4 Definitions Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

associated, connected

A

affiliated

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

to find out

A

ascertain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

an accomplishment, the act of acheiving

A

attainment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

to give or pass on as an inheritance

A

bequeath

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point

A

cogent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

to move toward one point, approach nearer together

A

converge

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

to scatter, spread far and wide

A

disperse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

to regard highly

a highly favorable opinion or judgement

A

esteem

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

to erase, obliterate, destroy

A

expunge

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

having limits; lasting for a limited time

A

finite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

A

invulnerable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

spiteful, showing ill will

A

malevolent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

cool and confident, unconcerned

A

nonchalant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

A

omniscient

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

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

A

panacea

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled

A

scrupulous

17
Q

to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

A

skulk

18
Q

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

A

supercilious

19
Q

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

A

uncanny

20
Q

easily excused, pardonable

A

venial