Level E Unit 4 Words

affiliated (adj.,part..) associated, connected S: attached, related, joined A: dissociated, unconnected

ascertain (v.) to find out S: discover, determine, establish

attainment (n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving S: achievement, fulfillment A: failure, defeat, fustration

bequeath (v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance S: transmit, bestow, hand down http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mordantorange.com/images/comics/misc/bequeath.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.mordantorange.com/blog/archives/latest_comic/&usg=__U2PS3BTfpWFAsTuehe8RqblVOvw=&h=466&w=350&sz=30&hl=en&start=1&sig2=SmAOoaGKLOIfDy6EI-1ddg&um=1&tbnid=5KGiyCPk0n228M:&tbnh=128&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbequeath%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26channel%3Ds%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26um%3D1&ei=gLRgS-OfD9OXtgef9r3YDQ

cogent (adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point S: persuasive, compelling A: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant

converge (v.) to move toward one point, approach nearer together. S:meet, unite, intersect, merge A:diverge, separate

disperse (v.) to scatter, spread far and wide S: break up, dispel A: collect, congregate, assemble, muster

esteem (v.) to regard highly; (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgment S: respect, admire, honor, revere A: disdain, scorn, contempt

expunge (v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy S: delete, efface, annihilate A: insert, mark, imprint, impress

finite (adj.) having limit; lasting for a limited time S: bounded, measurable A: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal

invulnerable (adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack S: impregnable, impervious, immune A: exposed, unprotected, defenseless

malevolent (adj.) spiteful, showing ill will S: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant A: kind, benevolent, compassionate

nonchalant (adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned S: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blasé A: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed

omniscient (adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding S: wise, all-knowing A: ignorant, unknowing

panacea (n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems S: universal cure, easy solution

scrupulous (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to detail; having high moral standards, principled S: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious A: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest

skulk (v) to move about stealthy; to lie in hiding S: lurk, slink, prowel

supercilious (adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority S: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing A: humble, meek, deferential, servile

uncanny (adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation S: eerie, inexplicable, spooky

venial (adj.) easily excused; pardonable S: excusable, forgivable A: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable