Vocab- Unit 4 Flashcards

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Ascertain

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(verb) to find out

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Affiliated

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(adjective) associated connected

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attainment

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(noun) an accomplishment the act of achieving

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bequeath

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(verb) to give or pass on as an inheritance

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cogent

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(adjective) forceful convincing relevant to the point

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converge

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(verb) to move toward one point approach nearer together

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disperse

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(verb) to scatter spread far and wide

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esteem

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(verb) to regard highly

(noun) highly favorable opinion or judgment

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expunge

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(verb) to erase obliterate destroy

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finite

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(adjective) having limits lasting for a limited time

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invulnerable

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(adjective) not able to be wounded or hurt shielded against attack

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malevolent

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(adjective) spiteful showin ill will

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nonchalant

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(adjective) confident cool concerned

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omniscient

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(adjective) knowing everything having unlimited awareness or understanding

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panacea

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(noun) a remedy for all ills cure all an answer to all problems

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scrupulous

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(adjective) exact careful attending thoroughly to details having high moral standards and principled

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skulk

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(verb) to move stealthily to lie and hiding

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supercilious

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(adjective) proud and contemptuous showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

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uncanny

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(adjective) strange mysterious weird beyond exclamation

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venial

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(adj) easily excused pardonable