Unit 4 vocab

Question 1

affiliated

Answer 1

(adj) associated/connected

Question 2

ascertain

Answer 2

(v) to find out

Question 3

attainment

Answer 3

(n) an accomplishment/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 1 point, approach nearer tgthr

Question 7

disperse

Answer 7

(v) to scatter, spread far + wide
- s: dispel

Question 8

esteen

Answer 8

(v) to regard highly, (n) highly favorable opinion
s: revere

Question 9

expunge

Answer 9

(v) erase, obliterate, destroy
s: efface

Question 10

finite

Answer 10

(adj) having limits, lasting for limited time

Question 11

malevolent

Answer 11

(adj) spiteful, showing ill will

Question 12

invulnerable

Answer 12

(adj) not able to be wounded/hurt, shielded
s: impregnable, impervious

Question 13

nonchalantq

Answer 13

(adj) cool + confident, unconcerned
s: blase
a: disconcerted, abashed

Question 14

omniscient

Answer 14

(adj) all knowing, having unlimited awareness/understanding

Question 15

panacea

Answer 15

(n) remedy for all ills or problems

Question 16

scrupulous

Answer 16

(adj) exact, careful, high moral standards
a: remiss

Question 17

skulk

Answer 17

(v) to move stealthily, be in hiding

Question 18

supercilious

Answer 18

(adj) proud + contemptuous, superiority scorn

Question 19

uncanny

Answer 19

(adj) strange, mysterious, beyond explanation

Question 20

venial

Answer 20

(adj) easily excused, pardonable