Vocab unit 4 def

Question 1

affiliated

Answer 1

associated, connected

Question 2

attainment

Answer 2

an accomplishment, the act of achieving

Question 3

bequeath

Answer 3

to give or pass on as an inheritance

Question 4

disperse

Answer 4

to scatter, spread far and wide

Question 5

esteem

Answer 5

to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgment

Question 6

invulnerable

Answer 6

not able to be wounded or hurt ; shielded against attack

Question 7

malevolent

Answer 7

spiteful, showing ill will

Question 8

panacea

Answer 8

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

Question 9

scrupulous

Answer 9

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

Question 10

venial

Answer 10

easily excused; pardonable

Question 11

ascertain

Answer 11

to find out

Question 12

cogent

Answer 12

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

Question 13

converge

Answer 13

to move toward one point, approach nearer together

Question 14

expunge

Answer 14

to erase, obliderate, destroy

Question 15

finite

Answer 15

having limits; lasting for a limited time

Question 16

nonchalant

Answer 16

cool and confident, unconcerned

Question 17

omniscient

Answer 17

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

Question 18

skulk

Answer 18

to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding

Question 19

supercilious

Answer 19

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

Question 20

uncanny

Answer 20

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation