English Vocab: Unit 4 Flashcards
ascertain
v.
TO find out
S: discover, establish
affiliated
adj., part.
associated, connected
S: attached, related, joined
A: dissociated, unconnected
attainment
n.
an accomplishment, the act of achieving
S: achievement, fulfillment
A: failure, defeat, frustration
bequeath
v.
TO give or pass on as inheritance
S: transmit, bestow
cogent
adj.
forceful, convincing
relevant, to the point
S: persuasive, compelling
A: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant
converge
v.
TO move toward one point, approach nearer together
S: meet, unite, intersect, merge
A: diverge, separate
disperse
v.
TO scatter, spread far and wide
S: break up, dispel
A: collect, congregate, assemble, muster
esteem
v.) (n.
(v.)
TO regard highly
(n.)
a highly favorable opinion or judgement
S: (v.) respect, honor, revere
A: (v.) disdain, scorn (n.) contempt
expunge
v.
TO erase, obliterate, destroy
S: efface, annihilate
A: insert, mark, imprint, impress
finite
adj.
having limits
lasting for a limited time
S: bounded, measurable
A: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal
invulnerable
adj.
not able to be wounded or hurt
shielded against attack
S: impregnable, impervious, immune
A: exposed, unprotected, defenseless
malevolent
adj.
spiteful, showing ill will
S: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant
A: kind, benevolent, compassionate
nonchalant
adj.
cool and confident, unconcerned
S: composed, unruffled, blasé
A: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed
omniscient
adj.
knowing everything
having unlimited awareness or understanding
S: wise, all-knowing
A: ignorant, unknowing
panacea
n.
a remedy for all ills
cure-all
an answer to all problems
S: universal cure
