Sadlier Unit 4

Question 1

affiliated

Answer 1

(adj., part.) associated, connected

Question 2

ascertain

Answer 2

(v.) to find out

Question 3

attainment

Answer 3

(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving

Question 4

bequeath

Answer 4

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

Question 5

cogent

Answer 5

(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

Question 6

converge

Answer 6

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

Question 7

disperse

Answer 7

(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide

Question 8

esteem

Answer 8

(v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgment

Question 9

expunge

Answer 9

(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy

Question 10

finite

Answer 10

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

Question 11

invulnerable

Answer 11

(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack

Question 12

malevolent

Answer 12

(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will

Question 13

nonchalant

Answer 13

(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned

Question 14

omniscient

Answer 14

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

Question 15

panacea

Answer 15

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

Question 16

scrupulous

Answer 16

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

Question 17

skulk

Answer 17

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

Question 18

supercilious

Answer 18

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

Question 19

uncanny

Answer 19

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

Question 20

venial

Answer 20

(adj.) easily excused; pardonable