vocab unit 4 (affiliated, ascertain, attainment)

nonchalant

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

venial

(adj.) easily excused; pardonable Syn.: excusable, forgivable Ant.: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable

scrupulous

(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled Syn: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious Ant: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest

cogent

(adj.) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point Syn.: persuasive, compelling Ant.: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant

finite

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

omniscient

(adj.) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding Syn: wise, all-knowing Ant: ignorant, unknowing

invulnerable

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

supercilious

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

malevolent

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

uncanny

(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation Syn: inexplicable, spooky

affiliated

(adj., part.) associated, connected Syn.: attached, related, jointed Ant.: dissociated, unconnected

attainment

(n) an accomplishment, the act of achieving Syn.: achievement, fulfillment Ant.: failure, defeat, frustration

panacea

(n.) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems Syn: universal cure

bequeath

(v) to give or pass on as an inheritance Syn.: transmit, bestow

converge

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

expunge

(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy Synonyms: efface, annihilate Antonyms: insert, mark, imprint, impress

skulk

(v.) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding Synonyms: lurk, slink, prowl

esteem

(v.) to regard highly (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgment Syn: (v) respect, honor, revere Ant: (v) disdain, scorn; (n) contempt

disperse

(v.) to scatter, spread far and wide Synonyms: break up, dispel Antonyms: collect, congregate, assemble, muster

ascertain

v. to find out Syn: discover, establish