Sadlier-Oxford Vocab Level E - Unit 4

nonchalant

(adjective) cool and confident, unconcerned

venial

(adjective) easily excused; pardonable

scrupulous

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

cogent

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

finite

(adjective) having limits; lasting for a limited time

omniscient

(adjective) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding

invulnerable

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

supercilious

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

malevolent

(adjective) spiteful, showing ill will

uncanny

(adjective) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation

affiliated

(adjective, participle) associated, connected

panacea

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

attainment

(noun) an accomplishment, the act of achieving

expunge

(verb) to erase, obliterate, destroy

ascertain

(verb) to find out

bequeath

(verb) to give or pass on as an inheritance

converge

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

esteem

(verb) to regard highly (noun) a highly favorable opinion or judgment

disperse

(verb) to scatter, spread far and wide

skulk

(verb) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding