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Level E Vocab - Unit 4: Definitions, Synonyms, Antonyms
Each vocabulary word is given followed by a brief definition, the synonym, and finally, the antonym.
S=Synonym, A=Antonym
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| affiliated | S: associated, connected, attached, related, joined to; A: dissociated, unrelated, unconnected |
| ascertain | to find out; S:determine, establish, find out |
| attainment | an accomplishment; the act of achieving; S: fulfillment |
| bequeath | to give or pass on as an inheritance; S: transmit, bestow |
| cogent | forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point; S: persuasive, compelling; A: unconvincing, weak, ineffective, irrelevant |
| converge | to move toward one point, approach nearer together; S: to meet, unite, intersect, merge; A: to diverge, separate |
| disperse | scatter, spread far & wide; S: dispel; A: to collect, congregate, assemble, muster |
| esteem | to regard highly, a highly favorable opinion; S: to respect, admire honor, revere; A: disdain, scorn, contempt |
| expunge | to erase, obliterate, destroy; S: to delete, efface, annihiliate; A: to insert, to mark, imprint, impress |
| finite | having limits; lasting for a limited time; S: limited, bounded, measurable; A: unlimited, everlasting, eternal |
| invulnerable | not able to be wounded or hurt; S: impregnable, impervious, immune; A: exposed, unprotected, defenseless |
| malevolent | spiteful, showing ill will; S: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant; A: kind, benevolent, compassionate |
| nonchalant | cool and confident, unconcerned; S: composed, unruffled, indifferent, blase; A: perturbed, agitated, disconcerted, abashed |
| omniscient | knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding; S: wise, all-knowing; A: ignorant, unknowing |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills, a cure-all; S: an easy solution; |
| scrupulous | exact, careful; S= painstaking, meticulous, conscientious; A: careless, remiss, negligent |
| skulk | to move about stealthily, to lie in hiding; S: to lurk, slink, prowl |
| supercilious | proud and contemptuous, feeling superior; S: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing; A: humble, meek deferential, servile |
| uncanny | strange, mysterious, weird; S: eerie, inexplicable, spooky |
| venial | easily excused, pardonable; S: forgivable; A: inexcusable |
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