Vocabulary Set 4 Flashcards

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Affiliated

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(adj) associated, connected

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Ascertain

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(v) to find out

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Attainment

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(n) an accomplishment, the act of achieving

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Bequeath

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(v) to pass on as an inheritance

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Cogent

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

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Converge

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

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Disperse

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(v) to scatter, dispel

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Esteem

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

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Expunge

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(v) to erase, obliterate, destroy

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Finite

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(adj) having limits; lasting for a limited time

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Invulnerable

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

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Malevolent

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(adj) spiteful, showing ill will

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Nonchalant

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(adj) cool and confident, unconcerned

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Omniscient

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(adj) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness and understanding

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Panacea

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(n) remedy for all ills, universal cure

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Scrupulous

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(adj) exact, careful, meticulous, attending thoroughly to details

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Skulk

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(v) to move about stealthily, lurk, prowl

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Supercilious

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

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Uncanny

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(adj) strange, mysterious, beyond explanation

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Venial

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(adj) easily excused, pardonable