Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 4 (Definitions)
invulnerable
(adj.) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack
supercilious
(adj.) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
malevolent
(adj.) spiteful, showing ill will
uncanny
(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
panacea
(n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
attainment
(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving
expunge
(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy
ascertain
(v.) to find out
bequeath
(v.) to give or pass on as an inheritance
skulk
(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding
converge
(v.) to move forward one point, approach nearer together
esteem
(v.) to regard highly (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgment
disperse
(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide
affiliated
(adj.) associated, connected
nonchalant
(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned
venial
(adj.) easily excused; pardonable
scrupulous
(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards
cogent
(adj.) forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point
finite
(adj.) having limits, lasting for a limited time
omniscient
(adj.) knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or understanding