Unit 4 vocabulary 'affiliated'
scrupulous
(Adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled SYN:painstaking ANT:careless
omniscient
(Adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding SYN:wise ANT:ignorant
supercilious
(Adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority SYN:snobbish ANT:humble
panacea
(N.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems SYN:universal
affiliated
(adj.) associated, connected SYN:attached ANT:disassociated
nonchalant
(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned SYN:composed ANT:perturbed
venial
(adj.) easily excused; pardonable SYN:excusable ANT:inexcusable
cogent
(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point SYN:persuasive ANT:weak
finite
(adj.) having limits; lasting for a limited time SYN:bounded ANT:unlimited
invulnerable
(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack SYN:impregnable ANT:exposed
malevolent
(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will SYN:malicious ANT:kind
Uncanny
(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation SYN:eerie
attainment
(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving SYN:achievement ANT:failure
expunge
(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy SYN:delete ANT:insert
ascertain
(v.) to find out SYN:discover
bequeath
(v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance SYN:transmit
esteem
(v.) to regard highly (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgment SYN:v. Respect ANT:v. Disdain
disperse
(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide SYN:break up ANT:collect
skulk
(verb) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding SYN:lurk
converge
(verb) to move toward one point, approach nearer together SYN:meet ANT:diverge