Unit 4 Vocab affiliated

nonchalant

(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned Syn.: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blase Ant.: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed

finite

(adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time Syn.: bounded, measurable Ant.: unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal

malevolent

(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will Syn.: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant Ant.: kind, benevolent, compassionate

bequeath

(v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance synonyms: transmit, bestow, hand down Syn: airloom ant: disposable

esteem

(v.) to regard highly (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgment syn: respect, acclaim ant:

expunge

(verb) to erase, obliterate, destroy Syn.: delete, efface, annihilate Ant.: insert, mark, imprint, impress

ascertain

(verb) to find out Syn.: discover, determine, establish Ant.: Forget, unsure

converge

(verb) to move toward one point, approach nearer together Syn.: meet, unite, intersect, merge Ant.: diverge, separate

disperse

(verb) to scatter, spread far and wide Syn.: break up, dispel Ant.: collect, congregate, assemble, muster

panacea

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

attainment

an accomplishment, the act of acheiving syn: finish ant: quit

affiliated

associated, connected syn: attached, related, joined ant: dissociated, unconnected

venial

easily excused; pardonable

scrupulous

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

cogent

forceful, conving; revelent; to the point

omniscient

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding syn: all knowing ant: stupid

invulnerable

not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack syn: impervious

supercilious

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

uncanny

strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

skulk

to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding