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| affiliated | (adj, part.) associated, connected syn attached, related, joined ant dissociated, unconnected |
| ascertain | (v) to find out syn discover, determine, establish |
| attainment | (n) an accomplishment, the act of achieving syn achievement, fulfillment ant failure, defeat, frustration |
| bequeath | (v) to give or pass on as an inheritance syn transmit, bestow, hand down |
| cogent | (adj) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point syn persuasive, compelling ant weak unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant |
| converge | (v) to move toward one point, approach nearer together syn meet, unite, intersect, merge ant diverge, separate |
| disperse | (v) to scatter, spread far and wide syn break up, dispel ant collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
| esteem | (v) to regard highly; (n) a highly favorable opinion or judgment syn (v) respect, admire, honor, revere ant (v) disdain, scorn; (n) contempt |
| expunge | (v) to erase, obliterate, destroy syn delete, efface, annihilate ant insert, mark, imprint, impress |
| finite | (adj) having limits; lasting for a limited time syn bounded, measurable ant unlimited, immeasurable, everlasting, eternal |
| invulnerable | (adj) not able to be wounded or hurt; shielded against attack syn impregnable, impervious, immune ant exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
| malevolent | (adj) spiteful, showing ill will syn malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant ant kind, benevolent, compassionate |
| nonchalant | (adj) cool and confident, unconcerned syn composed, unruffled, indifferent, blase' ant perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
| omniscient | (adj) knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding syn wise, all-knowing ant ignorant, unknowing |
| panacea | (n) a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems syn universal cure, easy solution |
| scrupulous | (adj) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled syn painstaking, meticulous, conscientious ant careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest |
| skulk | (v) to move about stealthily; to lie in hiding syn lurk, slink, prowl |
| supercilious | (adj) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority syn snobbish, patronizing, overbearing ant humble, meek, deferential, servile |
| uncanny | (adj) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation syn eerie, inexplicable, spooky |
| venial | (adj) easily excused; pardonable syn excusable, forgivable ant inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable |
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